What happened
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(-23) Thirty minutes into flight all flight stations and a large number of passengers reported a strong fuel-gas smell. The crew cooled off the cabin and the smell dissipated. When the nose of the acft lowered for descent the fuel odor reappeared and progressed into the forward cabin and cockpit. AALA349 declared an inflight emergency and landed safely at oma. Contract maint inspected all components in belly of acft and found no source of odor. They checked cabin for any strange odor of fuel smell with none noted. Inspect overhead and all cargo pet areas, cooling pack areas with no visible discrepancies. They checked center floor areas, center fuel tank, left and right external APU bay. Run right and left packs with heat, no discrepancy noted. Company mechanics inspected the airplane the next morning prior to departure with no discrepancy noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIRTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT ALL FLIGHT STATIONS AND A LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS REPORTED A STRONG FUEL-GAS SMELL. THE CREW COOLED OFF THE CABIN AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. WHEN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT LOWERED FOR DESCENT THE FUEL ODOR REAPPEARED AND PROGRESSED INTO THE FORWARD CABIN AND COCKPIT. AALA349 DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT OMA. CONTRACT MAINT INSPECTED ALL COMPONENTS IN BELLY OF ACFT AND FOUND NO SOURCE OF ODOR. THEY CHECKED CABIN FOR ANY STRANGE ODOR OF FUEL SMELL WITH NONE NOTED. INSPECT OVERHEAD AND ALL CARGO PET AREAS, COOLING PACK AREAS WITH NO VISIBLE DISCREPANCIES. THEY CHECKED CENTER FLOOR AREAS, CENTER FUEL TANK, LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERNAL APU BAY. RUN RIGHT AND LEFT PACKS WITH HEAT, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. COMPANY MECHANICS INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE THE NEXT MORNING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH NO DISCREPANCY NOTED.
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