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The flight crew noticed a strange odor in the cabin as well as the cockpit. The crew elected to return to albany. As time progressed the odor became more intense. The flight crew declared an emergency. Crash fire rescue equipment services were requested. The aircraft evacuate/evacuation was uneventful and without injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : tus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 329442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 329445 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We noticed a strange odor in the aircraft and attempted to evaluate and isolate. The cabin as well as the cockpit had the odor, so we elected to return to albany, ny. The passenger expressed some discomfort so the oxygen system was utilized. As time progressed the odor became more intense, at this point we elected to declare an emergency. Crash fire rescue equipment services were requested and the landing was uneventful. Subsequent evacuate/evacuation was also uneventful and without injuries. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a BE02 either B or C. The mechanics told him the yaw damper was so hot it was glowing. That is what caused the odor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS THE COCKPIT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALBANY. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE ODOR BECAME MORE INTENSE. THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER. CFR SVCS WERE REQUESTED. THE ACFT EVAC WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WITHOUT INJURIES.
Narrative: WE NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE ACFT AND ATTEMPTED TO EVALUATE AND ISOLATE. THE CABIN AS WELL AS THE COCKPIT HAD THE ODOR, SO WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALBANY, NY. THE PAX EXPRESSED SOME DISCOMFORT SO THE OXYGEN SYS WAS UTILIZED. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE ODOR BECAME MORE INTENSE, AT THIS POINT WE ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER. CFR SVCS WERE REQUESTED AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUBSEQUENT EVAC WAS ALSO UNEVENTFUL AND WITHOUT INJURIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A BE02 EITHER B OR C. THE MECHS TOLD HIM THE YAW DAMPER WAS SO HOT IT WAS GLOWING. THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE ODOR.
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.