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FAA incident report · Boeing 737330 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · December 16, 2001

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Date
December 16, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N241DL
Reported as
Boeing 737330
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
78
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total1,040 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Delta airlines (dala) N241DL, B-737-330, flt 2160, dfw-atl; on December 16, 2001, 1605Z, after push back from gate and with engines running, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit when the throttles were advanced to taxi. The crew declared an emergency and requested CFR equipment. All aircraft emergency slides were deployed and emergency evacuation initiated by the captain. All 76 passengers and 5 crewmembers were off ramped within 10 minutes of evacuation. Three passengers requested medical assistance as a result of the incident. The three passengers were released after local examination and treatment. The flight was cancelled and the aircraft was taken to the delta repair station for troubleshooting. Delta found the b system hydraulic reservoir module had failed and skydrol was entering the pneumatic system through the air cycling machine producing smoke and fumes in the cockpit and cabin. The module was removed and replaced. Skydrol contamination was removed from the air conditioning system. Operational checks were performed with engines running and system operation checked out normal. This incident was coordinated with the local NTSB office. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DELTA AIRLINES (DALA) N241DL, B-737-330, FLT 2160, DFW-ATL; ON DECEMBER 16, 2001, 1605Z, AFTER PUSH BACK FROM GATE AND WITH ENGINES RUNNING, THE CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED TO TAXI. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED CFR EQUIPMENT. ALL AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION INITIATED BY THE CAPTAIN. ALL 76 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREWMEMBERS WERE OFF RAMPED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EVACUATION. THREE PASSENGERS REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE RELEASED AFTER LOCAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE DELTA REPAIR STATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. DELTA FOUND THE B SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR MODULE HAD FAILED AND SKYDROL WAS ENTERING THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM THROUGH THE AIR CYCLING MACHINE PRODUCING SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE MODULE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SKYDROL CONTAMINATION WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKED OUT NORMAL. THIS INCIDENT WAS COORDINATED WITH THE LOCAL NTSB OFFICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.