What happened
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(-23) N589AA, DC-9-83, was being operated as American airlines flight 1221 between Omaha, NE, and dallas, TX. The aircraft returned to Omaha after takeoff due to a smell in the cabin. The airplane landed without incident. Contract maintenance could find no evidence of mechanical failure. They operated the air conditioning packs with APU and engine power. No odor was detected. Maintenance determined that residue from the previous arrival thru a bug swarm had caused the odor on takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N589AA, DC-9-83, WAS BEING OPERATED AS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1221 BETWEEN OMAHA, NE, AND DALLAS, TX. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OMAHA AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. THEY OPERATED THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINE POWER. NO ODOR WAS DETECTED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT RESIDUE FROM THE PREVIOUS ARRIVAL THRU A BUG SWARM HAD CAUSED THE ODOR ON TAKEOFF.
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