# Incident 19970606019349I: Doug DC982, Huntsville, AL, June 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1997, 08:24 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 34.6372° N, 86.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FLD (HSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6372&lon=-86.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7538A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538A-2014-03-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,430 total, 883 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606019349I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19921114049659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114049659I), Nov 14, 1992: Doug DC982 (N7538A), Detroit, MI. Aircraft skidded on taxiway while attempting to turn. Departed taxiway and became stuck in soft ground.

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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