An E145 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport upon detecting nox...

Attributes
ACN	943085
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Detected an electrical odor on takeoff. The odor immediately gave us a headache. We put on our oxygen masks. We declared an emergency and prepared for an overweight landing. All appropriate check lists; procedures and notifications were performed. We were cleared to land on the center runway; but I momentarily lined up on the right runway. I realigned aircraft on the center runway and landed without further incident. All subsequent notifications were conducted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An E145 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport upon detecting noxious electrical odors in the cockpit.

Narrative: Detected an electrical odor on takeoff. The odor immediately gave us a headache. We put on our oxygen masks. We declared an emergency and prepared for an overweight landing. All appropriate check lists; procedures and notifications were performed. We were cleared to land on the center runway; but I momentarily lined up on the right runway. I realigned aircraft on the center runway and landed without further incident. All subsequent notifications were conducted.

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.