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B757 flight crew encounters WX; automatic flight systems fail; fumes in cockpit. Declares an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 722278 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising in clouds at FL340 with thunderstorms approximately 5 miles south produced heavy amounts of st elmo's fire. We lost some flight instruments (a/south; aoa); automation (FD; autoplt; autothrottle) and aircraft systems (rudder rotation; elevator feel; flap asymmetry; etc) and smelled electrical smoke. We declared emergency and started deviation towards ZZZ. After approximately 5 mins of flying standby -- all systems returned slowly. The emergency was cancelled and flight completed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS WX; AUTO FLT SYSTEMS FAIL; FUMES IN COCKPIT. DECLARES AN EMER.
Narrative: CRUISING IN CLOUDS AT FL340 WITH TSTMS APPROX 5 MILES S PRODUCED HVY AMOUNTS OF ST ELMO'S FIRE. WE LOST SOME FLT INSTRUMENTS (A/S; AOA); AUTOMATION (FD; AUTOPLT; AUTOTHROTTLE) AND ACFT SYSTEMS (RUDDER ROTATION; ELEVATOR FEEL; FLAP ASYMMETRY; ETC) AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. WE DECLARED EMER AND STARTED DEVIATION TOWARDS ZZZ. AFTER APPROX 5 MINS OF FLYING STANDBY -- ALL SYSTEMS RETURNED SLOWLY. THE EMER WAS CANCELLED AND FLT COMPLETED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.