# Incident 20060905018079I: Doug DC983, Omaha, NE, September 5, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2006, 18:41 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N589AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589AA-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060905018079I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N589AA (2)

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

- [Incident 20020505008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505008809I), May 5, 2002: Doug DC983 (N589AA), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) During takeoff and after V-1 AA1307 experienced compressor stalls in the number 2 engine. Following approved procedures, the throttle on the affected…
- [Incident 20010221002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221002379I), Feb 21, 2001: Doug DC983 (N589AA), Wichita, KS. (-23) Enroute from lax to ord diverted to ict due to smoke in cockpit. Contract maintenance, executive aircraft corp., found recirculation fan circuit breaker…

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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