<< >> NASA ASRS Report 722203, December 2006

MD80 flight crew encounters windshear and fumes in the cabin during initial climb after takeoff from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	722203
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : triss
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	722203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

The captain was flying. We had just taken off from runway 35L and were assigned the triss two RNAV departure. At approximately 500 ft AGL; the captain selected navigation on the dfgp and then coupled up the autoplt. At 1700 ft MSL; we got a decreasing performance windshear warning (red annunciation) and the captain immediately executed the windshear/microburst procedure. He used go-around power; engine limits were not exceeded. Approximately 15 seconds later; the flight attendants chimed the cockpit and relayed to me that there was a burning smell in the cabin. It appeared to the captain and I to be coming from the right air conditioning pack so I selected a cooler temperature on that pack. Regional departure then told us they showed us left of course and directed us to return to course. They then gave us a right turn direct triss. We then told them about the windshear warning and later told dispatch as well. Following the windshear F/D guidance had caused us to drift off of the RNAV profile. The windshear recovery and possible smoke in the cabin took priority and I honestly would not change anything we did if this were to happen again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS WINDSHEAR AND FUMES IN THE CABIN DURING INITIAL CLB AFTER TKOF FROM DFW.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING. WE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM RWY 35L AND WERE ASSIGNED THE TRISS TWO RNAV DEP. AT APPROX 500 FT AGL; THE CAPT SELECTED NAV ON THE DFGP AND THEN COUPLED UP THE AUTOPLT. AT 1700 FT MSL; WE GOT A DECREASING PERFORMANCE WINDSHEAR WARNING (RED ANNUNCIATION) AND THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED THE WINDSHEAR/MICROBURST PROC. HE USED GO-AROUND POWER; ENG LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED. APPROX 15 SECONDS LATER; THE FLT ATTENDANTS CHIMED THE COCKPIT AND RELAYED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. IT APPEARED TO THE CAPT AND I TO BE COMING FROM THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK SO I SELECTED A COOLER TEMPERATURE ON THAT PACK. REGIONAL DEP THEN TOLD US THEY SHOWED US LEFT OF COURSE AND DIRECTED US TO RETURN TO COURSE. THEY THEN GAVE US A RIGHT TURN DIRECT TRISS. WE THEN TOLD THEM ABOUT THE WINDSHEAR WARNING AND LATER TOLD DISPATCH AS WELL. FOLLOWING THE WINDSHEAR F/D GUIDANCE HAD CAUSED US TO DRIFT OFF OF THE RNAV PROFILE. THE WINDSHEAR RECOVERY AND POSSIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN TOOK PRIORITY AND I HONESTLY WOULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING WE DID IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.