What happened
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(-23)On 8/4/00, an us airways (usaa) Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft, operating under flight 662, departed indianpolis (ind) en route to washingon, DC (dca) when shortly after take off the pilot declared an emergency AT0740 CST and returned, due to a chemical fumes odor in the main cabin. The aircraft landed at end runway 23L at 0713 CST, cleared the runway, stopped on the taxiway and shutdown the engines. The airport fire department personnel boarded the aircraft to check for hazardous materials, a short time later the paramedicas boarded the aircraft to treat a passenger. A super glue type adhesive used by the company mantenance personnel to repair the overhead plastic panel and did not set up properly dripped on a passenger, who was taken to the methodist hospital for treatment. The remaining passnegers were deplaned normally and bused to the terminal at 0731 CST (no other reported injuries). The aircraft was towed to the gate at 0741 CST. Maintenance personnel removed and cleaned the glue material from the overhead passenger service unit (psu), also the air conditioning pack water separator bags were replaced as a precautionary. Both air conditioning packs were run full hot and full cold for approximately 30 minutes no smell noted. The overweight inspection was completed and the aircraft was released to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 8/4/00, AN US AIRWAYS (USAA) DOUGLAS DC-9-30 AIRCRAFT, OPERATING UNDER FLIGHT 662, DEPARTED INDIANPOLIS (IND) EN ROUTE TO WASHINGON, DC (DCA) WHEN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT0740 CST AND RETURNED, DUE TO A CHEMICAL FUMES ODOR IN THE MAIN CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT END RUNWAY 23L AT 0713 CST, CLEARED THE RUNWAY, STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINES. THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, A SHORT TIME LATER THE PARAMEDICAS BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT TO TREAT A PASSENGER. A SUPER GLUE TYPE ADHESIVE USED BY THE COMPANY MANTENANCE PERSONNEL TO REPAIR THE OVERHEAD PLASTIC PANEL AND DID NOT SET UP PROPERLY DRIPPED ON A PASSENGER, WHO WAS TAKEN TO THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE REMAINING PASSNEGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY AND BUSED TO THE TERMINAL AT 0731 CST (NO OTHER REPORTED INJURIES). THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE AT 0741 CST. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND CLEANED THE GLUE MATERIAL FROM THE OVERHEAD PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT (PSU), ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY. BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE RUN FULL HOT AND FULL COLD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES NO SMELL NOTED. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.
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