B767 flight crew is informed by the purser shortly after takeoff that electrical fumes are in the fo...

Attributes
ACN	1232299
Time
Date	201501
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Wiring & Connectors
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 20000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After climbing through 7;000 feet the forward flight attendant called the flight deck. The complaint stated by the flight attendant was of an electrical smoke smell. A few other flight attendants also complained of this smell. The captain engaged the autopilot and we transferred the flight controls to me. She then got on the interphone and started talking to the flight attendants. After a few moments we started smelling the same electrical smoke smell. The captain and the international relief officer put on their oxygen masks and the international relief officer started running the smoke/fumes/and odor checklist. I then put on my mask and we continued to run the checklist while I started the process of returning to the airport. My mask microphone after testing fine on the ground did not work in flight which made communication between myself and the rest of the crew difficult. We decided to return to the departure airport. The captain and the international relief officer finished the checklist and we set up for the approach. The captain took back the controls and we made an uneventful landing. We came to a stop and fire and rescue verified that we weren't on fire. After that we returned to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 flight crew is informed by the Purser shortly after takeoff that electrical fumes are in the forward galley area and possibly coming from the IFE equipment. The Captain advises that the IFE should be turned off and the utility busses are turned off in the cockpit. An emergency is declared and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: After climbing through 7;000 feet the forward flight attendant called the flight deck. The complaint stated by the flight attendant was of an electrical smoke smell. A few other flight attendants also complained of this smell. The captain engaged the autopilot and we transferred the flight controls to me. She then got on the interphone and started talking to the flight attendants. After a few moments we started smelling the same electrical smoke smell. The Captain and the IRO put on their oxygen masks and the IRO started running the smoke/fumes/and odor checklist. I then put on my mask and we continued to run the checklist while I started the process of returning to the airport. My mask microphone after testing fine on the ground did not work in flight which made communication between myself and the rest of the crew difficult. We decided to return to the departure airport. The Captain and the IRO finished the checklist and we set up for the approach. The Captain took back the controls and we made an uneventful landing. We came to a stop and Fire and Rescue verified that we weren't on fire. After that we returned to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.