AT72 crew had electrical odor in cockpit after landing.

Attributes
ACN	424093
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 159 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 341
ASRS Report	424093
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon touchdown on runway 27L at ord, fuel quantity and landing elevation indicator lights became extremely bright, and could not be controled with the appropriate rheostat. Upon exiting runway, captain and I both smelled electrical smoke. Captain turned directly into the air carrier alley while I consulted and ran appropriate checklist. We were very close to our gate so no emergency was declared. Once electrical power was turned off smell went away, passenger were deplaned normally. No smoke was ever seen in cockpit or cabin. Both flight attendants and an air carrier pilot riding in the cabin reported a strong smell of smoke upon exiting runway. Since we were literally only 100 yards from our ramp upon leaving the runway, we thought it best to continue moving and get out of the taxiway areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT72 CREW HAD ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 27L AT ORD, FUEL QUANTITY AND LNDG ELEVATION INDICATOR LIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY BRIGHT, AND COULD NOT BE CTLED WITH THE APPROPRIATE RHEOSTAT. UPON EXITING RWY, CAPT AND I BOTH SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. CAPT TURNED DIRECTLY INTO THE ACR ALLEY WHILE I CONSULTED AND RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLIST. WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO OUR GATE SO NO EMER WAS DECLARED. ONCE ELECTRICAL PWR WAS TURNED OFF SMELL WENT AWAY, PAX WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. NO SMOKE WAS EVER SEEN IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS AND AN ACR PLT RIDING IN THE CABIN RPTED A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE UPON EXITING RWY. SINCE WE WERE LITERALLY ONLY 100 YARDS FROM OUR RAMP UPON LEAVING THE RWY, WE THOUGHT IT BEST TO CONTINUE MOVING AND GET OUT OF THE TXWY AREAS.

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.