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An S80 emergency returns to dfw after a foul odor is detected and the flight attendants report smoke in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 404436 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Frequency 132.02, 12000 ft, ZFW. Location: dfw 060 degree radial, 25 DME. After 10000 ft, the entire cabin and cockpit filled with an extremely strong sewer odor. Flight attendants initially reported smoke and the captain declared an emergency and returned to dfw for overweight landing at 134100 pounds. Fire chief inspected exterior of aircraft after landing, then we taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 EMER RETURNS TO DFW AFTER A FOUL ODOR IS DETECTED AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPT SMOKE IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: FREQ 132.02, 12000 FT, ZFW. LOCATION: DFW 060 DEG RADIAL, 25 DME. AFTER 10000 FT, THE ENTIRE CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH AN EXTREMELY STRONG SEWER ODOR. FLT ATTENDANTS INITIALLY RPTED SMOKE AND THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DFW FOR OVERWT LNDG AT 134100 LBS. FIRE CHIEF INSPECTED EXTERIOR OF ACFT AFTER LNDG, THEN WE TAXIED TO GATE.
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.