B737-232 aircraft. Initial climb out, electrical smoke detected in cockpit and cabin, oxygen masks donned by flight crew, ATC advised and aircraft returned to departure airport. Aircraft equipment problem. Gasper fan seized.

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Attributes
ACN	364588
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	364588
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	364586
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On initial climb out at 2000 ft MSL, captain smelled fumes in cockpit. Fumes smelled like electrical smoke. First officer also began to smell fumes. Both pilots donned oxygen masks. The csc (flight attendant) advised the captain that strong fumes and light smoke were present in the passenger cabin. The captain advised the csc to prepare for immediate landing. The first officer coordinated with departure control for return to airport and executed appropriate checklists while captain flew short approach to runway 17 mco. After landing the aircraft was stopped on taxiway and inspected by fire crew. Fire crew observed nothing abnormal. Aircraft then returned to terminal. Post flight inspection by maintenance revealed seizure of gasper fan. Elapsed time from initial fumes to touchdown was 6 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-232 ACFT. INITIAL CLBOUT, ELECTRICAL SMOKE DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN, OXYGEN MASKS DONNED BY FLC, ATC ADVISED AND ACFT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT. ACFT EQUIP PROB. GASPER FAN SEIZED.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT AT 2000 FT MSL, CAPT SMELLED FUMES IN COCKPIT. FUMES SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL SMOKE. FO ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL FUMES. BOTH PLTS DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. THE CSC (FLT ATTENDANT) ADVISED THE CAPT THAT STRONG FUMES AND LIGHT SMOKE WERE PRESENT IN THE PAX CABIN. THE CAPT ADVISED THE CSC TO PREPARE FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG. THE FO COORDINATED WITH DEP CTL FOR RETURN TO ARPT AND EXECUTED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WHILE CAPT FLEW SHORT APCH TO RWY 17 MCO. AFTER LNDG THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON TXWY AND INSPECTED BY FIRE CREW. FIRE CREW OBSERVED NOTHING ABNORMAL. ACFT THEN RETURNED TO TERMINAL. POST FLT INSPECTION BY MAINT REVEALED SEIZURE OF GASPER FAN. ELAPSED TIME FROM INITIAL FUMES TO TOUCHDOWN WAS 6 MINS.

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.