What happened
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(-23) On 4/08/2008, American airlines, inc. (aa) flight 1131, enroute from orlando international airport (mco) to chicago o'hare international airport (ord) at 2220Z declared and emergency and diverted into Indianapolis International Airport (ind) due to a strange smell in the back of the aircraft. The aircraft landed without incident at 2241Z. Maintenance confirmed a skydrol odor. They inspected the aircraft and found evidence of leaks and suspected the odor was from residual fluid from a previous leak. Maintenance accomplished maintenance card 21-92-12 by performing a pack & high pressure pneumatic duct burn. They ran the packs which operationally checked good. They inspected for additional leaks and found none. The aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/08/2008, AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AA) FLIGHT 1131, ENROUTE FROM ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO) TO CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD) AT 2220Z DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IND) DUE TO A STRANGE SMELL IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 2241Z. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED A SKYDROL ODOR. THEY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF LEAKS AND SUSPECTED THE ODOR WAS FROM RESIDUAL FLUID FROM A PREVIOUS LEAK. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MAINTENANCE CARD 21-92-12 BY PERFORMING A PACK & HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCT BURN. THEY RAN THE PACKS WHICH OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THEY INSPECTED FOR ADDITIONAL LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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