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B757 flight and cabin crew reported acrid smell during climb. Engine indications showed high vibration causing flight crew to advise ATC and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1602512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 121 Flight Crew Total 12959 Flight Crew Type 6924 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On climbout of ZZZ; flight attendants called to say they smelled smoke; shortly after we could smell an acrid smell in the cockpit while climbing thru FL340. Upon reaching our cruise altitude of FL360; we noticed high engine vibration indications on the right engine (N1-2.7) indicating amber. After running the checklist for high engine vibrations; we [advised ATC]; contacted dispatch and returned safely to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight and cabin crew reported acrid smell during climb. Engine indications showed high vibration causing flight crew to advise ATC and return to departure airport.
Narrative: On climbout of ZZZ; flight attendants called to say they smelled smoke; shortly after we could smell an acrid smell in the cockpit while climbing thru FL340. Upon reaching our cruise altitude of FL360; we noticed high engine vibration indications on the right engine (N1-2.7) indicating amber. After running the checklist for high engine vibrations; we [advised ATC]; contacted Dispatch and returned safely to ZZZ.
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.