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After starting the first engine; a B757-200 crew smelled an electrical burning smell and experienced electrical compartment overheat warnings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 834856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After pushback and start of first engine; we got a electrical burning smell with flashing overhead warning lights; electrical compartment overheat warning horn; and other flashing warning lights. Taxied back to the gate and shutdown engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After starting the first engine; a B757-200 crew smelled an electrical burning smell and experienced electrical compartment overheat warnings.
Narrative: After pushback and start of first engine; we got a electrical burning smell with flashing overhead warning lights; electrical compartment overheat warning horn; and other flashing warning lights. Taxied back to the gate and shutdown engine.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.