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B757 captain is informed of electrical fumes in the cabin and after turning off the utility buses; elects to continue to the nearby destination. On the next departure after maintenance has signed off the logbook; the fumes return. This time the captain elects to declare an emergency and return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 934855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Wiring & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 21700 Flight Crew Type 8900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During the climb out; the purser called the cockpit and stated that there was a strong electrical/acrid odor in the vicinity of door 2L. The odor worked it's way towards door 1L and eventually to the cockpit. I shutdown both utility buses and directed the purser to turn off all the lights and the video recorder. The odor subsided and went away. I contacted maintenance; we discussed the event; and elected to continue. Upon arrival; maintenance worked the write up and signed it off. I told maintenance control and the local maintenance supervisor; that if the event occurred again on climb out; I would be back. I contacted our dispatcher and discussed the event. We agreed; that if we had a problem during the climb; I would sent him an ACARS message 'returning to field'. While climbing out at about 10;000 feet; the purser called me; and told me that the electrical/acrid odor had return. I declared an emergency; asked for the fire-fighting equipment to meet the flight. I sent an ACARS message dispatch. I made an overweight landing at 210;200lbs. I did not feel that a cabin advisory or preparation; was required. Total airborne time was 17 minutes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain is informed of electrical fumes in the cabin and after turning off the utility buses; elects to continue to the nearby destination. On the next departure after maintenance has signed off the Logbook; the fumes return. This time the Captain elects to declare an emergency and return to the departure airport.
Narrative: During the climb out; the purser called the cockpit and stated that there was a strong electrical/acrid odor in the vicinity of Door 2L. The odor worked it's way towards Door 1L and eventually to the cockpit. I shutdown both utility buses and directed the purser to turn off all the lights and the video recorder. The odor subsided and went away. I contacted Maintenance; we discussed the event; and elected to continue. Upon arrival; maintenance worked the write up and signed it off. I told Maintenance Control and the local maintenance supervisor; that if the event occurred again on climb out; I would be back. I contacted our Dispatcher and discussed the event. We agreed; that if we had a problem during the climb; I would sent him an ACARS message 'returning to field'. While climbing out at about 10;000 feet; the purser called me; and told me that the electrical/acrid odor had return. I declared an emergency; asked for the fire-fighting equipment to meet the flight. I sent an ACARS message Dispatch. I made an overweight landing at 210;200lbs. I did not feel that a cabin advisory or preparation; was required. Total airborne time was 17 minutes.
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.