# Incident 20010224002649I: Doug DC932, Newport News, VA, February 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2001, 19:36 local time
- 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
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803AT-2003-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224002649I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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