# Incident 19970222014509I: Doug DC982, Chicago, IL, February 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1997, 00:54 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225AA-2008-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222014509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32L AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO FLIGHT CREW THAT THEY SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE MID CABIN AREA. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FA TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AND KEEP THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REMOVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THEIR BRACKETS BUT THEY NEVER USED THEM. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE WERE STANDING BY. AN ACTUAL FIRE WAS NEVER DETECTED. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER LANDING. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. THEY PERFORMED A "PACKS BURN OUT" ON BOTH ENGINES AND DID NOT DETECT ANY ABNORMAL ODOR.

## Other reports on N225AA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870221025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221025239I), Feb 21, 1987: Doug DC982 (N225AA), Baltimore, MD. The galley door was improperly secured and the aircraft returned to have it closed. Warning light malfunction.
- [Incident 19860314012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860314012969I), Mar 14, 1986: Doug DC982 (N225AA), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. While towing aircraft with a tractor the driver made a turn at a high rate of speed. Aircraft rolled onto tractor.
- [Incident 19831124068959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124068959I), Nov 24, 1983: Doug DC980 (N225AA), Dallas, TX. Oil strainer clog annuniciator light came on on climbout. No. 2 filter screen and oil filter clog switch replaced.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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