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A B757 flight crew declare an emergency and divert back to tnca due to smoke and fumes in the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 618739 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tnca.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : tncc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17.500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 618739 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Smoke and fumes in cockpit. No fumes in cabin. Declared emergency, ran QRH. Turned back to aua all at the same time. Smoke and fumes disappeared very quickly when checklist was complied with, but fumes returned momentarily, +/-15000 ft. Uneventful landing. Found right re-circulation fan inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT CREW DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERT BACK TO TNCA DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT. NO FUMES IN CABIN. DECLARED EMER, RAN QRH. TURNED BACK TO AUA ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SMOKE AND FUMES DISAPPEARED VERY QUICKLY WHEN CHKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH, BUT FUMES RETURNED MOMENTARILY, +/-15000 FT. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. FOUND R RE-CIRCULATION FAN INOP.
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.