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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Fresno, CA · October 1, 2009

Date: October 1, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N488AA
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 113
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N488AARegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49681 · Built 1988 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon takeoff from rwy 29R at fat and climbing through 1700 msi, a strong hot dry burning smell was detected in both the cockpit throughout the cabin area. After engine power was reduced by the flight crew, the smell dissipated after approximately 3 minutes. The captain decided to return to departing airport. Due to immediate return to airport, aircraft landed overweight but uneventful landing was made and aircraft was able to taxi to gate under its own power. Company maintenance crew was dispatched from sfo and performed overweight landing inspection and replaced left and right pressure regulator valves. Also replaced both coelascer bags and left pneumatic pilot regulator valve. Performed engine run at 1.7 epr with no odors noticed throughout cabin and cockpit. Aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 29R AT FAT AND CLIMBING THROUGH 1700 MSI, A STRONG HOT DRY BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN BOTH THE COCKPIT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AREA. AFTER ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED BY THE FLIGHT CREW, THE SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTING AIRPORT. DUE TO IMMEDIATE RETURN TO AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT BUT UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. COMPANY MAINTENANCE CREW WAS DISPATCHED FROM SFO AND PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVES. ALSO REPLACED BOTH COELASCER BAGS AND LEFT PNEUMATIC PILOT REGULATOR VALVE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AT 1.7 EPR WITH NO ODORS NOTICED THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Other reports on N488AA · 2

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

Accident 20011130036979ARomulus, MI(.19) On November 30, 2001, about 1225 eastern standard time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82, N488AA, operated as American airlines flight #321 new york to chicago, piloted by an airline transport rated captain and copilot, sustained a serious in-flight injury…Nov 30, 2001 · No damage Incident 19941207045619INormal Cruise · Portland, ORNr 1 engine pulled back to idle due to vibration. Shutdown on ground. Suspect damage to fourth stage compressor.Dec 7, 1994