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An air carrier flight crew declared an emergency because of an electrical burning smell in the cockpit and they return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tracon : stl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 328131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out from stl en route to tys we noticed an electrical burning smell in the cockpit only. Smell worsened, but no visible smoke. Declared an emergency and returned to stl. While at the gate we first noticed visible smoke in cockpit. It turned out to be a spoiler actuator motor burning up. Other than the above, the flight terminated without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND THEY RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM STL ENRTE TO TYS WE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT ONLY. SMELL WORSENED, BUT NO VISIBLE SMOKE. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO STL. WHILE AT THE GATE WE FIRST NOTICED VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A SPOILER ACTUATOR MOTOR BURNING UP. OTHER THAN THE ABOVE, THE FLT TERMINATED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.