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FAA incident report · Boeing 727-233 · Ft Worth, TX · July 12, 2000

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Date
July 12, 2000 · 11:30 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Aircraft
N271FE
Reported as
Boeing 727233
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,496 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
N271FERegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Boeing 727-233S/N 22036 · Built 1980Airframe modelBoeing 727-233Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23)While at FL290 and beginning decent, a distinct odor, similar to burning wood,or paper, was detected by crew. Crew donned oxygen masks. Crew sensed that odor was intensifying and declared emergency wtih ATC. No smoke was detected in cockpit. ATC cleared aircraft for direct to afw for landing. Airport fire and resuce equipment but no emergency assistance was needed. The aircraft taxied to fed-ex ramp, parked and shut engines down. Cockpit windows were opened and the first officer exited via cockpit window in approximately 20 seconds with emergency rope. The captain and second officer remained on the aircraft and elected not to deploy the slide after crew entry door was opened and situation seemed safe. They were met by emergency personnel. The first officer later reported a sprained foot on contact with ground. After troubleshooting aircraft, maintenance found aircraft gasper fan motor burnt out. The gasper motor was replaced, operational checks good. The aircraft was returned to serivce. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE AT FL290 AND BEGINNING DECENT, A DISTINCT ODOR, SIMILAR TO BURNING WOOD,OR PAPER, WAS DETECTED BY CREW. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. CREW SENSED THAT ODOR WAS INTENSIFYING AND DECLARED EMERGENCY WTIH ATC. NO SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR DIRECT TO AFW FOR LANDING. AIRPORT FIRE AND RESUCE EQUIPMENT BUT NO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO FED-EX RAMP, PARKED AND SHUT ENGINES DOWN. COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND THE FIRST OFFICER EXITED VIA COCKPIT WINDOW IN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS WITH EMERGENCY ROPE. THE CAPTAIN AND SECOND OFFICER REMAINED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED NOT TO DEPLOY THE SLIDE AFTER CREW ENTRY DOOR WAS OPENED AND SITUATION SEEMED SAFE. THEY WERE MET BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. THE FIRST OFFICER LATER REPORTED A SPRAINED FOOT ON CONTACT WITH GROUND. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE FOUND AIRCRAFT GASPER FAN MOTOR BURNT OUT. THE GASPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERIVCE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.