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A MD82 crew returned to the departure airport after a wisp of smoke and an electrical odor appeared to come from the ACARS unit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1001205 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | ACARS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On climb out I (first officer) happened to notice a wisp of smoke coming from under the ACARS area of the instrument panel. After a short time we began to smell a slight burning odor. We decided to return to the departure airport. The smoke and odor stopped. We continued to return; ran the QRH checklist and declared an emergency. We did an uneventful overweight landing. We entered both the overweight landing and smoke in the logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD82 crew returned to the departure airport after a wisp of smoke and an electrical odor appeared to come from the ACARS unit.
Narrative: On climb out I (First Officer) happened to notice a wisp of smoke coming from under the ACARS area of the instrument panel. After a short time we began to smell a slight burning odor. We decided to return to the departure airport. The smoke and odor stopped. We continued to return; ran the QRH checklist and declared an emergency. We did an uneventful overweight landing. We entered both the overweight landing and smoke in the logbook.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.