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A300 captain reported a burning smell in the cockpit and multiple system failures after takeoff; resulting in a return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1686821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | AC Generation Indicating and Warning System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate and after both engines started; first officer and I noticed a strong odor. To me it smelled like crayons; and even maybe a slight electrical smell. After configuring aircraft and during taxi to runway; the smell disappeared prior to taking off. After takeoff; we had a TCAS fail; flaps 2 fault; first officer side air data computer failure; and the odor returned. So; after running appropriate check lists; we elected to return to ZZZ as we weren't going to proceed all the way to ZZZ1 with these conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 Captain reported a burning smell in the cockpit and multiple system failures after takeoff; resulting in a return to the departure airport.
Narrative: After pushback from gate and after both engines started; First Officer and I noticed a strong odor. To me it smelled like crayons; and even maybe a slight electrical smell. After configuring aircraft and during taxi to runway; the smell disappeared prior to taking off. After takeoff; we had a TCAS fail; Flaps 2 fault; First Officer side ADC failure; and the odor returned. So; after running appropriate check lists; we elected to return to ZZZ as we weren't going to proceed all the way to ZZZ1 with these conditions.
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