# Incident 20051031027139I: Doug DC982, Omaha, NE, October 31, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2005, 22:18 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481AA-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031027139I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N481AA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930331010029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930331010029I), Mar 31, 1993: Doug DC982 (N481AA), Pittsburgh, PA. Captain developed acute gastrointestinal distress. First officer diverted flight to Pittsburgh. Met by medics.
- [Incident 19920811055959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811055959I), Aug 11, 1992: Doug DC982 (N481AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Smoke and indications of fire in cabin. Crew determined a lighting ballast was responsible. Landed safely.

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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