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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7572B7 · Kansas City, MO · August 18, 2003

Date: August 18, 2003 · 17:45 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N626AU
Reported as: Boeing 7572B7

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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 August 18, 2003 us airways flight 634 a B757 advised a.t.c. of smoke in the cabin and was diverting to mci. An emergency was declared, the a/c landed w/o incident. Maintenance concluded that the static inverter was the source of the smoke and smell. The inverter was replaced per the 757 m/m 24-33-03. Cleared eicas msg. Static inverter ops. Ckd. Ok. A/c was returned to service. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 18, 2003 US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 634 A B757 ADVISED A.T.C. OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND WAS DIVERTING TO MCI. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THAT THE STATIC INVERTER WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND SMELL. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED PER THE 757 M/M 24-33-03. CLEARED EICAS MSG. STATIC INVERTER OPS. CKD. OK. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.