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On takeoff B757 flight crew smells smoke and moments later a call from the cabin indicates there may be a fire. Crew elects to return immediately and does so. An overheated pack is suspected and turned off after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1174661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 11869 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff; we both noticed a smoke odor. Shortly thereafter; a flight attendant called. The captain answered and was told something like 'we may have a fire in the cabin.' he declared an emergency and we started downwind. We were turned in for a short final and landed; turning off to the right on charlie. We noticed the cockpit temperature was in the 90's and we turned off the left pack. After talking with the fire department and flight attendants and hearing that they did not see smoke or fire at that point; the captain decided to not evacuate and we returned to our gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: On takeoff B757 flight crew smells smoke and moments later a call from the cabin indicates there may be a fire. Crew elects to return immediately and does so. An overheated pack is suspected and turned off after landing.
Narrative: Just after takeoff; we both noticed a smoke odor. Shortly thereafter; a Flight Attendant called. The Captain answered and was told something like 'we may have a fire in the cabin.' He declared an emergency and we started downwind. We were turned in for a short final and landed; turning off to the right on Charlie. We noticed the cockpit temperature was in the 90's and we turned off the left pack. After talking with the fire department and flight attendants and hearing that they did not see smoke or fire at that point; the Captain decided to not evacuate and we returned to our gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.