Flight off pit return landed because of smell of oil or electric in cabin and cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	172379
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	172379
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was in command of an medium large transport on a regular scheduled flight from pit to swf. After takeoff climbing out of approximately 7000', a strong oil smell was noted in the cockpit. At the same time the F/a's notified me of a strong odor in the rear of the aircraft, and that a smoke detector in one of the lavs was going off we declared an emergency and started a return to pit. The first officer accomplished the smoke and fume checklist, and the attendants said the odor began to dissipate. I told the attendants to prepare for a possible emergency evacuate/evacuation. After a normal landing and clearing the runway, I checked with the cabin crew and they said the fumes were still dissipating. Approximately 30 seconds later the attendants informed me the fumes were back and rapidly increasing. I stopped the aircraft and the crew performed an emergency evacuate/evacuation west/O further problems. The aft F/a reported the fumes as an oil smell. The forward attendants reported the fumes as electrical in nature. Several passenger that I talked to said the fumes had a very strong electrical odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT OFF PIT RETURN LANDED BECAUSE OF SMELL OF OIL OR ELECTRIC IN CABIN AND COCKPIT.

Narrative: I WAS IN COMMAND OF AN MLG ON A REGULAR SCHEDULED FLT FROM PIT TO SWF. AFTER TKOF CLBING OUT OF APPROX 7000', A STRONG OIL SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. AT THE SAME TIME THE F/A'S NOTIFIED ME OF A STRONG ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT, AND THAT A SMOKE DETECTOR IN ONE OF THE LAVS WAS GOING OFF WE DECLARED AN EMER AND STARTED A RETURN TO PIT. THE F/O ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE AND FUME CHKLIST, AND THE ATTENDANTS SAID THE ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. I TOLD THE ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE EMER EVAC. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG AND CLRING THE RWY, I CHKED WITH THE CABIN CREW AND THEY SAID THE FUMES WERE STILL DISSIPATING. APPROX 30 SECS LATER THE ATTENDANTS INFORMED ME THE FUMES WERE BACK AND RAPIDLY INCREASING. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMER EVAC W/O FURTHER PROBS. THE AFT F/A RPTED THE FUMES AS AN OIL SMELL. THE FORWARD ATTENDANTS RPTED THE FUMES AS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. SEVERAL PAX THAT I TALKED TO SAID THE FUMES HAD A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.