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The flight crew of a B737-300 noted fumes and acrid odors during climb out closely followed by reports of similar awareness by the flight attendants. The flight returned safely to the departure airport. The aircraft had returned to the departure airport the previous day for the same reasons yet; there was no evidence of an actual incendiary event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1240084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 232 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 224 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On initial climb out; passing through about 16;000 feet MSL; we noticed a strong odor in the cockpit; accompanied by a small amount of haze/smoke. About the same time; the a flight attendant (flight attendant) called the cockpit to report smell of fumes and smoke in cabin. The flight attendants reported the smell seemed to be getting stronger and smoke was increasing (especially in the aft of the aircraft). Subsequently; the aft lav smoke detector alarm activated. Decision was made to return to back to departure airport. We accomplished the smoke/fire/fumes on the aircraft checklist through step 10. Flight attendants reported smoke appeared to be increasing; so accomplished aircraft smoke/fumes removal checklist. After this was completed; we accomplished the descent checklist and were soon below 10;000 feet MSL and in the airport traffic area. Visual approach and landing to runway 28 were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The flight crew of a B737-300 noted fumes and acrid odors during climb out closely followed by reports of similar awareness by the flight attendants. The flight returned safely to the departure airport. The aircraft had returned to the departure airport the previous day for the same reasons yet; there was no evidence of an actual incendiary event.
Narrative: On initial climb out; passing through about 16;000 feet MSL; we noticed a strong odor in the cockpit; accompanied by a small amount of haze/smoke. About the same time; the A Flight Attendant (FA) called the cockpit to report smell of fumes and smoke in cabin. The flight attendants reported the smell seemed to be getting stronger and smoke was increasing (especially in the aft of the aircraft). Subsequently; the aft lav smoke detector alarm activated. Decision was made to return to back to departure airport. We accomplished the SMOKE/FIRE/FUMES ON THE AIRCRAFT Checklist through step 10. Flight Attendants reported smoke appeared to be increasing; so accomplished AIRCRAFT SMOKE/FUMES REMOVAL CHECKLIST. After this was completed; we accomplished the Descent Checklist and were soon below 10;000 feet MSL and in the airport traffic area. Visual Approach and landing to Runway 28 were uneventful.
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.