# Incident 20091001022359I: Doug DC982, Fresno, CA, October 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488AA-2019-09-06) (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
- People aboard: 113
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001022359I

## Narrative

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

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 20011130036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130036979A), Nov 30, 2001: Doug DC982 (N488AA), Romulus, MI, No damage. (.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…
- [Incident 19941207045619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941207045619I), Dec 7, 1994: Doug DC982 (N488AA), Portland, OR. Nr 1 engine pulled back to idle due to vibration. Shutdown on ground. Suspect damage to fourth stage compressor.

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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