Emb-175 flight crew reported detecting a 'burning odor' on departure. After completing the QRH proce...

Attributes
ACN	1687502
Time
Date	201909
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

On takeoff; I noticed an odor. After takeoff; the odor increased. We called the fas and they smelled it as well and said that it was strong. It smelled like some type of burning smell. We [notified ATC] and returned to land at ZZZ. Paramedics met the aircraft at the gate as a precaution; but nobody requested any medical attention. The smoke/fire/fumes checklist does not perfectly fit the scenario. As I had dealt with fumes before; I knew that we would only be running a modified checklist. In the checklist; some of the 'yes/no questions' refer to smoke; but not fumes. In a case with invisible fumes or odor; these questions don't apply and it's difficult to tell if fumes have dissipated because the oxygen masks prevent identifying if a smell is still present. Post-flight discussion with maintenance personnel revealed that aircraft had a compressor wash completed prior to the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-175 flight crew reported detecting a 'burning odor' on departure. After completing the QRH procedure; crew executed an uneventful return to departure airport.

Narrative: On takeoff; I noticed an odor. After takeoff; the odor increased. We called the FAs and they smelled it as well and said that it was strong. It smelled like some type of burning smell. We [notified ATC] and returned to land at ZZZ. Paramedics met the aircraft at the gate as a precaution; but nobody requested any medical attention. The smoke/fire/fumes checklist does not perfectly fit the scenario. As I had dealt with fumes before; I knew that we would only be running a modified checklist. In the checklist; some of the 'yes/no questions' refer to smoke; but not fumes. In a case with invisible fumes or odor; these questions don't apply and it's difficult to tell if fumes have dissipated because the oxygen masks prevent identifying if a smell is still present. Post-flight discussion with maintenance personnel revealed that aircraft had a compressor wash completed prior to the flight.

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.

Emb-175 flight crew reported detecting a 'burning odor' on departure. After completing the QRH procedure; crew executed an uneventful return to departure airport.