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Electrical smoke detected in the cockpit of an airline small transport during a training flight. Return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mht |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mht |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 160844 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Airlines training flight was declared an emergency due to strong odor of electrical fire in the cockpit. All company and aircraft emergency procedures were completed and odor dissipated. Aircraft vectored back to mht for approach to a full stop landing. Fire units followed aircraft to parking. Company supervisory mechanic investigated electrical problem. Electrical odor was idented as a failed turn and slip gyro on the captain's side. No injury to crew members and no visible damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL SMOKE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT OF AN AIRLINE SMT DURING A TRAINING FLT. RETURN LAND.
Narrative: AIRLINES TRNING FLT WAS DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. ALL COMPANY AND ACFT EMER PROCS WERE COMPLETED AND ODOR DISSIPATED. ACFT VECTORED BACK TO MHT FOR APCH TO A FULL STOP LNDG. FIRE UNITS FOLLOWED ACFT TO PARKING. COMPANY SUPERVISORY MECH INVESTIGATED ELECTRICAL PROB. ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS IDENTED AS A FAILED TURN AND SLIP GYRO ON THE CAPT'S SIDE. NO INJURY TO CREW MEMBERS AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.