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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · Indianapolis, IN · February 26, 2000

Date: February 26, 2000 · 16:48 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N826UA
Reported as: Doug DC981
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D1

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What happened

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

(-23)On Saturday 2/26/00 at 2148Z usaa F1248 a DC-9-31, enroute from clt to ind reported fumes in the cabin and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed ind without incident with emergency equipment standing by. Indianapolis fire/rescue reported transporting 4 crew members and one passenger to the hospital. They were all treated ans released. Usaa mechanics changed both pack water seperator bags, checked for bird strikes, ran APU and engines with full packs full hot, all systems checked normal. Re-circulation fan circuit breaker was popped, it was placed on MEL and the acft dispatched.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SATURDAY 2/26/00 AT 2148Z USAA F1248 A DC-9-31, ENROUTE FROM CLT TO IND REPORTED FUMES IN THE CABIN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IND WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. INDIANAPOLIS FIRE/RESCUE REPORTED TRANSPORTING 4 CREW MEMBERS AND ONE PASSENGER TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY WERE ALL TREATED ANS RELEASED. USAA MECHANICS CHANGED BOTH PACK WATER SEPERATOR BAGS, CHECKED FOR BIRD STRIKES, RAN APU AND ENGINES WITH FULL PACKS FULL HOT, ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. RE-CIRCULATION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED, IT WAS PLACED ON MEL AND THE ACFT DISPATCHED.