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MD80S aircraft arriving at dfw flight attendant alerted cockpit crew of gas-like smell in cabin. First officer checked on it and said it was not gas. Reporter captain declared emergency and landed at dfw. Fire crew boarded aircraft and smell had almost dissipated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : dfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 376919 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after starting descent into dfw, flight attendant entered cockpit and said there was a strong smell of gas in the cabin. I had the first officer go back and verify smell. He said he smelled an odor but not fuel smell. Flight attendant returned to cockpit and said smell was very strong and people were holding handkerchiefs over their noses. I then declared an emergency to dfw. I requested crash crew to meet aircraft and have a fireman board aircraft through aft stairs after we cleared the runway. By this time smell was not near as strong and after fireman boarded aircraft and found only a faint odor, decided to taxi aircraft to gate and deplane passenger. I determined that to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft was not necessary or warranted since the problem was no longer apparent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80S ACFT ARRIVING AT DFW FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED COCKPIT CREW OF GAS-LIKE SMELL IN CABIN. FO CHKED ON IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT GAS. RPTR CAPT DECLARED EMER AND LANDED AT DFW. FIRE CREW BOARDED ACFT AND SMELL HAD ALMOST DISSIPATED.
Narrative: JUST AFTER STARTING DSCNT INTO DFW, FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED COCKPIT AND SAID THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CABIN. I HAD THE FO GO BACK AND VERIFY SMELL. HE SAID HE SMELLED AN ODOR BUT NOT FUEL SMELL. FLT ATTENDANT RETURNED TO COCKPIT AND SAID SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AND PEOPLE WERE HOLDING HANDKERCHIEFS OVER THEIR NOSES. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER TO DFW. I REQUESTED CRASH CREW TO MEET ACFT AND HAVE A FIREMAN BOARD ACFT THROUGH AFT STAIRS AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY. BY THIS TIME SMELL WAS NOT NEAR AS STRONG AND AFTER FIREMAN BOARDED ACFT AND FOUND ONLY A FAINT ODOR, DECIDED TO TAXI ACFT TO GATE AND DEPLANE PAX. I DETERMINED THAT TO EVAC THE ACFT WAS NOT NECESSARY OR WARRANTED SINCE THE PROB WAS NO LONGER APPARENT.
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.