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FAA incident report · Boeing 7272S2F · Los Angeles, CA · October 14, 1996

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Date
October 14, 1996 · 20:33 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Aircraft
N216FE
Reported as
Boeing 7272S2F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,134 total235 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 15, 1996, federal express 1303, a B-727 departed the Los Angeles International Airport. Shortly after takeoff the crew became aware of smoke and fumes in the cockpit. The crew donned 0-2 masks and began to trouble shoot the problem. Emergency and abnormal checklists were interrupted on numerous occasions. Upon completion of the "air conditioning smoke" procedure the fumes appeared to dissipate. The first officer was flying the aircraft while the captain and flight engineer were completing checklists. The weather was VFR. The first officer accepted a turn to final inside the outer marker in order to expedite the return for landing. After completion of the turn to final the captain determined that the aircraft was too high and directed the first officer to initiate a go-around. The aircraft returned and landed without further incident. The flight crew indicated that the oxygen masks functioned normally and that smoke was not intense enough to require the use of goggles. After landing the crew elected to depart the aircraft via the cockpit windows and escape ropes as they did not wish to await the arrival of stairs to the main cabin door. The flight crew and one jump seat rider were treated for minor rope burns and smoke inhalation. Maintenance found oil leaking on the gasper fan. Gasper fan and separator bag were replaced and the aircraft returned to service. NTSB was notified in accordance with NTSB 830.5 (a) (7) (iv). This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 15, 1996, FEDERAL EXPRESS 1303, A B-727 DEPARTED THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DONNED 0-2 MASKS AND BEGAN TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. EMERGENCY AND ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS WERE INTERRUPTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE "AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE" PROCEDURE THE FUMES APPEARED TO DISSIPATE. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE CAPTAIN AND FLIGHT ENGINEER WERE COMPLETING CHECKLISTS. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. THE FIRST OFFICER ACCEPTED A TURN TO FINAL INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE RETURN FOR LANDING. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TURN TO FINAL THE CAPTAIN DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND DIRECTED THE FIRST OFFICER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW INDICATED THAT THE OXYGEN MASKS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND THAT SMOKE WAS NOT INTENSE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE THE USE OF GOGGLES. AFTER LANDING THE CREW ELECTED TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE COCKPIT WINDOWS AND ESCAPE ROPES AS THEY DID NOT WISH TO AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF STAIRS TO THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE FLIGHT CREW AND ONE JUMP SEAT RIDER WERE TREATED FOR MINOR ROPE BURNS AND SMOKE INHALATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING ON THE GASPER FAN. GASPER FAN AND SEPARATOR BAG WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTSB 830.5 (A) (7) (IV). THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.