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FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Newport News, VA · February 24, 2001

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Date
February 24, 2001 · 19:36 local
Place
Newport News, VA
Airport
Williamsburg International Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ZZDA
Aircraft
N803AT
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
85
Fatal injuries
0
N803ATRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2003 · Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47261 · Built 1968Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-32Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23)Returned to land after takeoff, smoke smell in rear cabin. Log page #F210671, disc. #18: "acrid smoke smell in aft cabin. No smoke visible." Corrective action: "inspected aft cabin area for evidence of smoke or burning material-none found. Powered up aircraft systems, including the left and right packs and aft coffee maker. Visually inspected all aft area for evidence of smoke or electrical sparking, none found. All systems check "ok". Same page, disc. #19: "landing 101,000 #s, minimum rate of descent." Corrective action: "performed visual inspection of fuselage, main and nose landing gear, to include tire rims and brake assys, wing and pylon areas for evidence of buckling, wrinkles and distortion-none found. Check tire pressures, and struts for leaks-none found. Performed inspection iaw DC-9 mm 5-51-0." Aircraft returned to service and repositioned to atl the following morning. Contract mechanic ran all systems (air conditioning/heating, electrical, galley, lights) and engines for a combined total of 3 hours, and was unable to duplicate the smell. He thoroughly inspected the lavatory trash containers-no burnt materials were found. Suspected burnt spilled coffee, but was unable to confirm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)RETURNED TO LAND AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE SMELL IN REAR CABIN. LOG PAGE #F210671, DISC. #18: "ACRID SMOKE SMELL IN AFT CABIN. NO SMOKE VISIBLE." CORRECTIVE ACTION: "INSPECTED AFT CABIN AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING MATERIAL-NONE FOUND. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS AND AFT COFFEE MAKER. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL AFT AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL SPARKING, NONE FOUND. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK "OK". SAME PAGE, DISC. #19: "LANDING 101,000 #S, MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT." CORRECTIVE ACTION: "PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF FUSELAGE, MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, TO INCLUDE TIRE RIMS AND BRAKE ASSYS, WING AND PYLON AREAS FOR EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING, WRINKLES AND DISTORTION-NONE FOUND. CHECK TIRE PRESSURES, AND STRUTS FOR LEAKS-NONE FOUND. PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW DC-9 MM 5-51-0." AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND REPOSITIONED TO ATL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. CONTRACT MECHANIC RAN ALL SYSTEMS (AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING, ELECTRICAL, GALLEY, LIGHTS) AND ENGINES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 3 HOURS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SMELL. HE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED THE LAVATORY TRASH CONTAINERS-NO BURNT MATERIALS WERE FOUND. SUSPECTED BURNT SPILLED COFFEE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM.