Large transport returns to las when smoke odor is smelled and equipment overheat light illuminates.

Attributes
ACN	196876
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	196876
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from las, smelled smoke in cockpit at around 15000 ft MSL. About 1 min later, equipment overheat light illuminated. Selected alternate. Smell of smoke dissipated rather quickly. Decided to return to las as a precautionary measure. No one injured. (Found forward equipment cooling fan to have burned up).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT RETURNS TO LAS WHEN SMOKE ODOR IS SMELLED AND EQUIP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATES.

Narrative: ON CLB OUT FROM LAS, SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AT AROUND 15000 FT MSL. ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, EQUIP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SELECTED ALTERNATE. SMELL OF SMOKE DISSIPATED RATHER QUICKLY. DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO ONE INJURED. (FOUND FORWARD EQUIP COOLING FAN TO HAVE BURNED UP).

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.