What happened
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(-23)On March 8, 2000, FAA ATC and mcallen municipal airport operations notified this office of a twa flight 708, reported electrical problems. Through further investigation,it was noted the twa flight 708, N9628W, a DC-9-83, departed Mexico city(mmmx) en route to new orleans (msy) with five crew members and 17 passengers on board. In mid flight, the cabin crew noted smoke in the cabin's central area around the wing section. The lead flight attendent notified the cockpit crew of the smoke, the source was undetected. The PIC, privacy data omitted visually verified the nature of emergency. The crew donned their oxygen masks, called ATC and initiated an emergency descent. Upon conducting the smoke/fire inthe cabin emergency checklist, switching electrical power to emergency bus pwer, the crew was able to isolate teh source ot smoke and the smoke dissipated. The crew then requested a deviation to mcallen international airport, mcallen, Texas (mfe). The crew made an approach to runway 13 and touched down approximately 1000 feet from the approach end. Midway down the runway they were heavy on the brakes. With emergency bus power only, the brake anti skid and spoiler systems were inoperative. The hard braking caused both left main tires and the right outboard tire to blow out. The disintegration of the left outboard tire caused the gear's outboard door to separate from the wing and penetrate the right engine's lower cowling and damage the engines's accessory gear box. It also caused damage to the left wing's inboard flap trailing edge, left wing's trailing edge cove panel, and left wing's lower skin doubler forward of the landing gear. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 75 feet from the end of the runway where the passengers were evacuaed from the aircraft utilizing the L2 door slide and the tail cone slide. Three passengers reported minot injuries as a result of the evacuation. The mcallen airport fire department sprayed foam on the brakes to coll them and prevent further incident or injury. The aircraft tires were replaced and the aircraft towed to a maintenance area. No further incident reported. privacy data omitted (Twa maintenance supervisor) supervised the maintenance and privacy data omitted (twa avionics lst) troubleshot the smoke in the cabin. The aircraft was repaired with the right engine repalced, the left engine borescoped for damage as a precaution, and electrical systems tested. There were no noted source of smoke detected. The aircraft was ferried to mci and monitored in their maintenance facility for a 24 hour period. As a result of the troubleshooting there were no smoke indications, burning odors, or ozone smells detected.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MARCH 8, 2000, FAA ATC AND MCALLEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT OPERATIONS NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE OF A TWA FLIGHT 708, REPORTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THROUGH FURTHER INVESTIGATION,IT WAS NOTED THE TWA FLIGHT 708, N9628W, A DC-9-83, DEPARTED MEXICO CITY(MMMX) EN ROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS (MSY) WITH FIVE CREW MEMBERS AND 17 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. IN MID FLIGHT, THE CABIN CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN'S CENTRAL AREA AROUND THE WING SECTION. THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDENT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT CREW OF THE SMOKE, THE SOURCE WAS UNDETECTED. THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUALLY VERIFIED THE NATURE OF EMERGENCY. THE CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS, CALLED ATC AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. UPON CONDUCTING THE SMOKE/FIRE INTHE CABIN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, SWITCHING ELECTRICAL POWER TO EMERGENCY BUS PWER, THE CREW WAS ABLE TO ISOLATE TEH SOURCE OT SMOKE AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE CREW THEN REQUESTED A DEVIATION TO MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MCALLEN, TEXAS (MFE). THE CREW MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THEY WERE HEAVY ON THE BRAKES. WITH EMERGENCY BUS POWER ONLY, THE BRAKE ANTI SKID AND SPOILER SYSTEMS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE HARD BRAKING CAUSED BOTH LEFT MAIN TIRES AND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE LEFT OUTBOARD TIRE CAUSED THE GEAR'S OUTBOARD DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE WING AND PENETRATE THE RIGHT ENGINE'S LOWER COWLING AND DAMAGE THE ENGINES'S ACCESSORY GEAR BOX. IT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING'S INBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE, LEFT WING'S TRAILING EDGE COVE PANEL, AND LEFT WING'S LOWER SKIN DOUBLER FORWARD OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUAED FROM THE AIRCRAFT UTILIZING THE L2 DOOR SLIDE AND THE TAIL CONE SLIDE. THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOT INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE EVACUATION. THE MCALLEN AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRAYED FOAM ON THE BRAKES TO COLL THEM AND PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE AREA. NO FURTHER INCIDENT REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ (TWA MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR) SUPERVISED THE MAINTENANCE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (TWA AVIONICS LST) TROUBLESHOT THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE REPALCED, THE LEFT ENGINE BORESCOPED FOR DAMAGE AS A PRECAUTION, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TESTED. THERE WERE NO NOTED SOURCE OF SMOKE DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MCI AND MONITORED IN THEIR MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD. AS A RESULT OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING THERE WERE NO SMOKE INDICATIONS, BURNING ODORS, OR OZONE SMELLS DETECTED.
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