Flight crew returns to land at mke when burning odor enters cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	442683
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	442683
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During our climb through 10000 ft, we noticed a burning odor in the cockpit. Captain also noticed a small and brief amount of smoke. We then put our oxygen masks on, notified the flight attendants of our situation. We called ATC, and advised we needed to return to mke. I then called company to advise them of our situation and our ETA. I then continued to run checklist for the quick return to mke. After an uneventful landing at mke and upon further inspection of the aircraft, maintenance advised the crew that there was a bird ingestion into the left engine which caused the odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RETURNS TO LAND AT MKE WHEN BURNING ODOR ENTERS COCKPIT.

Narrative: DURING OUR CLB THROUGH 10000 FT, WE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. CAPT ALSO NOTICED A SMALL AND BRIEF AMOUNT OF SMOKE. WE THEN PUT OUR OXYGEN MASKS ON, NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF OUR SIT. WE CALLED ATC, AND ADVISED WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO MKE. I THEN CALLED COMPANY TO ADVISE THEM OF OUR SIT AND OUR ETA. I THEN CONTINUED TO RUN CHKLIST FOR THE QUICK RETURN TO MKE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT MKE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, MAINT ADVISED THE CREW THAT THERE WAS A BIRD INGESTION INTO THE L ENG WHICH CAUSED THE 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.