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Emb-145 first officer reported 'electrical/sulfuric' fumes during climb and executed an uneventful emergency diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1691761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Electrical / sulfuric type burning smell detected in flight deck at 17;000 ft. MSL. [Requested priority handling]; went on oxygen and smoke goggles. Determined ZZZ was the closest suitable airport in terms of time. Started the QRH procedures and descent with approach. Upon landing and pulling off runway xx with cfrs; approximately 5 seconds after bag door EICAS indication; the smell returned for a few seconds. No damage or injuries noted. Smell in flight deck of a mix between ozone (electrical) and a sulfur type odor.cause: unknown. We were told that during the previous night's emergency that maintenance had determined it was an issue with pack 1 and it was placarded inoperative and MEL'd. We still got the same smell today.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 First Officer reported 'electrical/sulfuric' fumes during climb and executed an uneventful emergency diversion.
Narrative: Electrical / sulfuric type burning smell detected in flight deck at 17;000 ft. MSL. [Requested Priority Handling]; went on oxygen and smoke goggles. Determined ZZZ was the closest suitable airport in terms of time. Started the QRH procedures and descent with approach. Upon landing and pulling off Runway XX with CFRs; approximately 5 seconds after bag door EICAS indication; the smell returned for a few seconds. No damage or injuries noted. Smell in flight deck of a mix between ozone (electrical) and a sulfur type odor.Cause: Unknown. We were told that during the previous night's emergency that Maintenance had determined it was an issue with pack 1 and it was placarded inoperative and MEL'd. We still got the same smell today.
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.