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Learjet 60 flight crew declared an emergency due to smelling smoke in the cockpit and loss of electrical power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 60 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5050 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 507152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from mia to teb, upon reaching cruising altitude of FL410, we smelled electrical smoke in the cockpit and immediately noticed the electrical power monitor show all '0' digits followed by total power loss on that unit. We made a decision to put on the oxygen masks and declare an 'emergency of smoke in the cockpit.' we requested direct pbi since that was the closest airport. We were asked for fuel and passenger on board information and given priority handling. Since there was no visual evidence of any other problems in the cockpit and no visual indication of smoke and the smell never got worse, we opted to not depressurize the aircraft. We advised the passenger that we had a smell of electrical smoke in the cockpit and that we would make a precautionary landing. We landed uneventfully and cleared the runway where we were met by fire crews. I directed the first officer to open the door and get the passenger out. I secured the cockpit and met them outside. Afterwards, I talked to the mechanic. We pulled the unit out and did feel that it had shorted out!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LEARJET 60 FLC DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO SMELLING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM MIA TO TEB, UPON REACHING CRUISING ALT OF FL410, WE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL PWR MONITOR SHOW ALL '0' DIGITS FOLLOWED BY TOTAL PWR LOSS ON THAT UNIT. WE MADE A DECISION TO PUT ON THE OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARE AN 'EMER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.' WE REQUESTED DIRECT PBI SINCE THAT WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT. WE WERE ASKED FOR FUEL AND PAX ON BOARD INFO AND GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING. SINCE THERE WAS NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER PROBS IN THE COCKPIT AND NO VISUAL INDICATION OF SMOKE AND THE SMELL NEVER GOT WORSE, WE OPTED TO NOT DEPRESSURIZE THE ACFT. WE ADVISED THE PAX THAT WE HAD A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT WE WOULD MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND CLRED THE RWY WHERE WE WERE MET BY FIRE CREWS. I DIRECTED THE FO TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET THE PAX OUT. I SECURED THE COCKPIT AND MET THEM OUTSIDE. AFTERWARDS, I TALKED TO THE MECH. WE PULLED THE UNIT OUT AND DID FEEL THAT IT HAD SHORTED OUT!
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.