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An MD80 flight crew made an overweight landing at the originating airport (dfw) due to fumes in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 607 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 13r |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent : intermediate altitude landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 607882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were operating aircraft dfw-smf. Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendants advised me that they observed a strong, acrid smell in the cabin. There was no smoke apparent. I elected to return to dfw and advised departure control. We did not declare an emergency. ATC vectored us for an ILS approach to runway 13R. While vectoring, we advised company dispatch that we were returning to dfw. All procedures were executed in a normal manner. The approach and landing were uneventful. An overweight landing was made at approximately 144000 pounds. The landing was smooth and brake temperatures remained normal. At the gate, a mechanic advised that he had observed hydraulic fluid near one of the air conditioning pack inlets. Maintenance advised that this aircraft had experienced a similar problem 2 days previously. We were assigned a different gate and aircraft. Subsequent flight to smf was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW MADE AN OVERWT LNDG AT THE ORIGINATING ARPT (DFW) DUE TO FUMES IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING ACFT DFW-SMF. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED ME THAT THEY OBSERVED A STRONG, ACRID SMELL IN THE CABIN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE APPARENT. I ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW AND ADVISED DEP CTL. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. ATC VECTORED US FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 13R. WHILE VECTORING, WE ADVISED COMPANY DISPATCH THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO DFW. ALL PROCS WERE EXECUTED IN A NORMAL MANNER. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. AN OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE AT APPROX 144000 LBS. THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND BRAKE TEMPS REMAINED NORMAL. AT THE GATE, A MECH ADVISED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED HYD FLUID NEAR ONE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK INLETS. MAINT ADVISED THAT THIS ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROB 2 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. WE WERE ASSIGNED A DIFFERENT GATE AND ACFT. SUBSEQUENT FLT TO SMF WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.