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An EMB135 regional jet returns lands when the cabin smells like diesel fumes in climb south of bos, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc tracon : a90.tracon tower : oma.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 470640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were climbing out of bos on flight to orf. Upon entering icing conditions and automatic operation of the anti-ice system, we noticed an odor in the aircraft. The flight attendant called and advised that he and passenger noticed an odor. The odor was much like diesel exhaust fumes. We quickly climbed out of icing conditions and the odor started to disappear. We decided we had a malfunction in the anti-ice system and asked to return to bos. During descent to bos we entered icing again and the odor returned. I put on my oxygen mask and started to turn off the packs and bleed to get rid of the source of the odor, but we quickly descended out of ice and turned air flow back to normal to improve air flow and fresh air supply. Asked for priority handling and returned to bos without further event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB135 REGIONAL JET RETURNS LANDS WHEN THE CABIN SMELLS LIKE DIESEL FUMES IN CLB S OF BOS, MA.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF BOS ON FLT TO ORF. UPON ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS AND AUTOMATIC OP OF THE ANTI-ICE SYS, WE NOTICED AN ODOR IN THE ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND ADVISED THAT HE AND PAX NOTICED AN ODOR. THE ODOR WAS MUCH LIKE DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES. WE QUICKLY CLBED OUT OF ICING CONDITIONS AND THE ODOR STARTED TO DISAPPEAR. WE DECIDED WE HAD A MALFUNCTION IN THE ANTI-ICE SYS AND ASKED TO RETURN TO BOS. DURING DSCNT TO BOS WE ENTERED ICING AGAIN AND THE ODOR RETURNED. I PUT ON MY OXYGEN MASK AND STARTED TO TURN OFF THE PACKS AND BLEED TO GET RID OF THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, BUT WE QUICKLY DSNDED OUT OF ICE AND TURNED AIR FLOW BACK TO NORMAL TO IMPROVE AIR FLOW AND FRESH AIR SUPPLY. ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING AND RETURNED TO BOS WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.
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.