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An E145 flight crew opted to return to their departure airport following the failure of several autoflight related systems. While doing so they suffered a pack overload condition which emitted a burning smell but succombed to appropriate QRH measures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1093651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After departure we realized that all of the flight director vertical modes; the altitude selector and the heading modes were inoperative. We departed the terminal area while troubleshooting the issue. We attempted to contact dispatch and maintenance via commercial radio but had a very difficult time with these communications (primarily due to static and not being able to hear each other). We then determined the functions did work for the first officers side. Maintenance did not understand the issue and talked about meling the autopilot. Since the flight director functions were inoperative for the captain's side; we decided to return to our departure airport. On the return we had a pack overload with a burning smell. We performed the QRH items and the smell immediately went away. We continued to the airport and made an uneventful landing and returned to the gate.everytime I have tried to contact the company via commercial radio; communication is horrible at best. Dial access was a much better means of communication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An E145 flight crew opted to return to their departure airport following the failure of several autoflight related systems. While doing so they suffered a pack overload condition which emitted a burning smell but succombed to appropriate QRH measures.
Narrative: After departure we realized that all of the flight director vertical modes; the altitude selector and the heading modes were inoperative. We departed the terminal area while troubleshooting the issue. We attempted to contact Dispatch and Maintenance via Commercial Radio but had a very difficult time with these communications (primarily due to static and not being able to hear each other). We then determined the functions did work for the First Officers side. Maintenance did not understand the issue and talked about MELing the autopilot. Since the flight director functions were inoperative for the Captain's side; we decided to return to our departure airport. On the return we had a pack overload with a burning smell. We performed the QRH items and the smell immediately went away. We continued to the airport and made an uneventful landing and returned to the gate.Everytime I have tried to contact the company via Commercial Radio; communication is horrible at best. Dial access was a much better means of communication.
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.