An MD80 after takeoff at 3000 ft diverted due to electrical smoke and odor. Landed overweight. Caused by failed recirculation fan.

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Attributes
ACN	541254
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	541254
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, aft jump seat flight attendant reported electrical smoke smell aircraft aft right. Smell had previously been detected on ground while boarding, resulting in 1 1/2 hour maintenance delay (contract maintenance in ZZZ). Air return to uneventful overweight landing accomplished (reference captain's irregularity report). Company maintenance transported from ZZZ1 to work on aircraft overnight. Next morning, problem component was found to be recirculating fan. Fan disabled, aircraft ferried from ZZZ to ZZZ2 late morning of mar/xa/02.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 AFTER TKOF AT 3000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND ODOR. LANDED OVERWT. CAUSED BY FAILED RECIRCULATION FAN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, AFT JUMP SEAT FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL ACFT AFT R. SMELL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DETECTED ON GND WHILE BOARDING, RESULTING IN 1 1/2 HR MAINT DELAY (CONTRACT MAINT IN ZZZ). AIR RETURN TO UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG ACCOMPLISHED (REF CAPT'S IRREGULARITY RPT). COMPANY MAINT TRANSPORTED FROM ZZZ1 TO WORK ON ACFT OVERNIGHT. NEXT MORNING, PROB COMPONENT WAS FOUND TO BE RECIRCULATING FAN. FAN DISABLED, ACFT FERRIED FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ2 LATE MORNING OF MAR/XA/02.

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.