Air carrier has strong smell in cockpit and cabin, like something burning.

Attributes
ACN	312965
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	312965
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

No accident/incident involved, but good information. On a recent flight from dfw, immediately after takeoff, the cabin filled with a strong smell best described as that of a wet dog thrown on hot coals. The smell was so intense that flight attendant felt it necessary to break sterile period. #1 noted that it was even stronger in the cockpit than in the cabin. At a loss, we told her to turn off all ovens. The smell cleared after 15 mins. On next am walkaround, a bird strike was discovered in the left engine. The engine was bore-scoped, and the flight canceled pending an engine change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS STRONG SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN, LIKE SOMETHING BURNING.

Narrative: NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVOLVED, BUT GOOD INFO. ON A RECENT FLT FROM DFW, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, THE CABIN FILLED WITH A STRONG SMELL BEST DESCRIBED AS THAT OF A WET DOG THROWN ON HOT COALS. THE SMELL WAS SO INTENSE THAT FLT ATTENDANT FELT IT NECESSARY TO BREAK STERILE PERIOD. #1 NOTED THAT IT WAS EVEN STRONGER IN THE COCKPIT THAN IN THE CABIN. AT A LOSS, WE TOLD HER TO TURN OFF ALL OVENS. THE SMELL CLRED AFTER 15 MINS. ON NEXT AM WALKAROUND, A BIRD STRIKE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE L ENG. THE ENG WAS BORE-SCOPED, AND THE FLT CANCELED PENDING AN ENG CHANGE.

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.