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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Huntsville, AL · June 6, 1997

Date: June 6, 1997 · 08:24 local
Place: Huntsville, AL
Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N7538A
Reported as: Doug DC982
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,430 total883 in this make and model

N7538ARegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2014 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49992 · Built 1990 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft departed Huntsville airport and reported an electrical/smoke odor briefly. The crew elected to return to Huntsville and performed an overweight landing. The aircraft landed safely and returned to the gate. No evidence of an electrical problem was ever found. The aircraft was returned to service and a functional check flight was performed prior to returning to revenue status.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT AND REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL/SMOKE ODOR BRIEFLY. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO HUNTSVILLE AND PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS EVER FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO RETURNING TO REVENUE STATUS.

Other reports on N7538A · 1

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

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