<< >> NASA ASRS Report 810883, November 2008

Flight crew of unidentified aircraft type return to departure airport after smoke is smelled in the cockpit and cabin.

Attributes
ACN	810883
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	810883
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out; the captain and I smelled a strong electrical smoke smell. While discussing the smell with the captain; our flight attendant called us to discuss the smell and indicated that the smell was in the cabin as well. At that point the captain made the decision to declare an emergency and return to the airport. We followed the QRH checklist and after discussing the situation; which was now improving; we decided the smell was dissipating and it would be best for crew communication to not put on the oxygen masks. There was also no visible smoke. The return to the airport was uneventful and we landed under maximum landing weight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLIGHT CREW OF UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT TYPE RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AFTER SMOKE IS SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT; THE CAPT AND I SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL. WHILE DISCUSSING THE SMELL WITH THE CAPT; OUR FLT ATTENDANT CALLED US TO DISCUSS THE SMELL AND INDICATED THAT THE SMELL WAS IN THE CABIN AS WELL. AT THAT POINT THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN TO THE ARPT. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH CHKLIST AND AFTER DISCUSSING THE SITUATION; WHICH WAS NOW IMPROVING; WE DECIDED THE SMELL WAS DISSIPATING AND IT WOULD BE BEST FOR CREW COM TO NOT PUT ON THE OXYGEN MASKS. THERE WAS ALSO NO VISIBLE SMOKE. THE RETURN TO THE ARPT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE LANDED UNDER MAX LNDG WT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.