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FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Kansas City, MO · October 25, 2000

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Date
October 25, 2000 · 14:08 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N7543A
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
127
Fatal injuries
0
N7543ARegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2015 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 53025 · Built 1990Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23)On 10-25-00, at approximately 1400, American airlines MD-82, flight 1723, declared a emergency shortly after takeoff from Kansas City International (mci), due to smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft returned and landed without incident. The crew reported their concern on lg pages 5471825. They reported bad electrical burning smell reported by the flight attendant after takeoff. Very strong at row 27. Followed cabin fire/smoke procedure. Smell did not dissipate. Returned to mci. The return induced an overweight landing recorded on the same log page. American sent mechanics to mci and they reported inspecting the ceiling lights both fixtures and ballast. No discrepencies noted. Performed operational check of aft galley and fixtures, both packs, and airfoil heat. Seat power port all work normally. Unable to duplicate problem ok for further service. The over weight landing inspection was accomplished by twa contract mechanics. Incident CE2001IAC008 is considered closed with the filing of this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 10-25-00, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, AMERICAN AIRLINES MD-82, FLIGHT 1723, DECLARED A EMERGENCY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL (MCI), DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW REPORTED THEIR CONCERN ON LG PAGES 5471825. THEY REPORTED BAD ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AFTER TAKEOFF. VERY STRONG AT ROW 27. FOLLOWED CABIN FIRE/SMOKE PROCEDURE. SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE. RETURNED TO MCI. THE RETURN INDUCED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING RECORDED ON THE SAME LOG PAGE. AMERICAN SENT MECHANICS TO MCI AND THEY REPORTED INSPECTING THE CEILING LIGHTS BOTH FIXTURES AND BALLAST. NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AFT GALLEY AND FIXTURES, BOTH PACKS, AND AIRFOIL HEAT. SEAT POWER PORT ALL WORK NORMALLY. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OK FOR FURTHER SERVICE. THE OVER WEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY TWA CONTRACT MECHANICS. INCIDENT CE2001IAC008 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.