What happened
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Narrative: the American airlines flt 1714 reported fumes in the cockpit while passing 7500 following departure out of mci. The crew requested an immediate clearance to return to mci. The pilot declared an emergency. The landing was uneventful. There was no fire nor smoke at any time. The crew smelled fumes that they thought were electrical in nature. There was no evacuation. The fire department could not find any source of smoke or fumes. Twa maintenance troubleshot the problem. They ran all three engines with and without the packs on. The fumes were duplicated after about 10 minutes. The fumes were coming from the area behind the pilots instrument panel. Further investigation could not reveal which wires were getting hot. The aircraft was ferried to chicago for further evaluation. This report is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLT 1714 REPORTED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT WHILE PASSING 7500 FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OUT OF MCI. THE CREW REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO MCI. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THERE WAS NO FIRE NOR SMOKE AT ANY TIME. THE CREW SMELLED FUMES THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THERE WAS NO EVACUATION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANY SOURCE OF SMOKE OR FUMES. TWA MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM. THEY RAN ALL THREE ENGINES WITH AND WITHOUT THE PACKS ON. THE FUMES WERE DUPLICATED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE AREA BEHIND THE PILOTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION COULD NOT REVEAL WHICH WIRES WERE GETTING HOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CHICAGO FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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