# Incident 20000804028459I: Doug DC931, Indianapolis, IN, August 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2000, 07:04 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935VJ-2003-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804028459I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N935VJ (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950629024849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629024849I), Jun 29, 1995: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), New York, NY. Smelled smoke. Declared emergency. Evacuated by air stair on runway. No smoke believe a coffee warmer shorted.
- [Incident 19911108059899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108059899I), Nov 8, 1991: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), Syracuse, NY. Experienced high brake temperature on left gear on landing. Found loose b nut.
- [Incident 19811210088979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210088979I), Dec 10, 1981: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Experienced gear unsafe light and door open light during approach. Door pushrod was broken.

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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