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B737-700 flight crew reported electrical odor from first officer's side of overhead; which resulted in a decision to return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1649522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 394 Flight Crew Type 11000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On initial climb out the first officer smelled a faint electrical odor that seemed to be coming from the overhead panel or overhead map light area. I could not smell it on my side of the aircraft. The first officer could only smell it when he was close to the overhead panel. We proceeded to climb for a while to see if the smell would disappear. After several minutes; the odor would intermittently come and go. We discussed our options and decided the safest course of action would be to do a precautionary return to ZZZ. Dispatch and maintenance control were advised; and the release was amended to return to ZZZ. An emergency was not declared. The flight back to ZZZ was normal; except for a smooth overweight landing. Logbook entries were made per standard operating procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight crew reported electrical odor from First officer's side of overhead; which resulted in a decision to return to the departure airport.
Narrative: On initial climb out the FO smelled a faint electrical odor that seemed to be coming from the overhead panel or overhead map light area. I could not smell it on my side of the aircraft. The FO could only smell it when he was close to the overhead panel. We proceeded to climb for a while to see if the smell would disappear. After several minutes; the odor would intermittently come and go. We discussed our options and decided the safest course of action would be to do a precautionary return to ZZZ. Dispatch and Maintenance Control were advised; and the release was amended to return to ZZZ. An emergency was not declared. The flight back to ZZZ was normal; except for a smooth overweight landing. Logbook entries were made per standard operating procedures.
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.