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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Fresno, CA · April 6, 2001

Date: April 6, 2001 · 10:20 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N832RA
Reported as: Doug DC983

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 4/6/01, N832RA, DC-9-83, flt 1907, dpr sfo enroute to lax at flt lvl, reported smoke in the cabin and unusual smell. Crew diverted to fat. Landed fat with no further incident. Main. Personnel inspected the a/c and deferred the l/h pack MEL 21-1A. Discovered r/h pack duct output missing a clamp. Clamp from l/h pack was removed and installed on the r/h pack. Ops ck performed airplane was returned to svc.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 4/6/01, N832RA, DC-9-83, FLT 1907, DPR SFO ENROUTE TO LAX AT FLT LVL, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND UNUSUAL SMELL. CREW DIVERTED TO FAT. LANDED FAT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAIN. PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE A/C AND DEFERRED THE L/H PACK MEL 21-1A. DISCOVERED R/H PACK DUCT OUTPUT MISSING A CLAMP. CLAMP FROM L/H PACK WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED ON THE R/H PACK. OPS CK PERFORMED AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SVC.