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B767-300 captain reported smoke and fumes in the flight deck after takeoff and elected to return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1742364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Circuit Breaker / Fuse / Thermocouple |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
We were operating a 767 freighter flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and were cleared for takeoff on runway xxr. Upon reaching 400 ft. I called for heading select since that was our clearance. Shortly after this; the first officer (first officer) stated that he smelled smoked. At this point I turned and looked at him and I noticed a smoke/haze in the vicinity of the observer panel and lower circuit breaker panel. I then noticed the odor myself.the first officer asked what I wanted to do and I stated that we needed to return to the airport. He passed the information on to the tower controller and stated our intentions. The tower asked if we were [requesting priority handling] and I told the first officer to tell them yes. The tower then asked if we wanted to do a 180 and land [in the] opposite direction. As it was a gusty tailwind and the smoke was not that bad I decided on runway xy. We just landed on runway xy two hours earlier so we were familiar with it. We got close in vectors and made a successful landing and taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 Captain reported smoke and fumes in the flight deck after takeoff and elected to return to departure airport.
Narrative: We were operating a 767 freighter flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 and were cleared for takeoff on Runway XXR. Upon reaching 400 ft. I called for Heading Select since that was our clearance. Shortly after this; the FO (First Officer) stated that he smelled smoked. At this point I turned and looked at him and I noticed a smoke/haze in the vicinity of the observer panel and lower circuit breaker panel. I then noticed the odor myself.The FO asked what I wanted to do and I stated that we needed to return to the airport. He passed the information on to the Tower Controller and stated our intentions. The Tower asked if we were [requesting priority handling] and I told the FO to tell them yes. The Tower then asked if we wanted to do a 180 and land [in the] opposite direction. As it was a gusty tailwind and the smoke was not that bad I decided on Runway XY. We just landed on Runway XY two hours earlier so we were familiar with it. We got close in vectors and made a successful landing and taxied to the gate.
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