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Electrical odors in cockpit and cabin after engine anti-ice turned on compels the PIC of a B757 to return land at mia, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mynn.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 552486 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
ATC facility: ZMA. Location: south of nassau. Had just been cleared to climb out of FL290 to FL330. Started climb and selected engine anti-ice due to temperature and clouds. First officer asked me if I smelled anything. I don't have a keen sense of smell, but could make out acrid smell seemingly electrical in nature. Put on masks and got a call from the back about the smell. Worked procedure and also turned off anti-ice as we were clear of clouds for the moment. Declared emergency and requested return to mia. Smell dissipated very quickly in cockpit and cabin. Suspect it was from anti-ice. Overweight landing in mia was normal. No substitute equipment so flight was canceled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL ODORS IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AFTER ENG ANTI-ICE TURNED ON COMPELS THE PIC OF A B757 TO RETURN LAND AT MIA, FL.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ZMA. LOCATION: S OF NASSAU. HAD JUST BEEN CLRED TO CLB OUT OF FL290 TO FL330. STARTED CLB AND SELECTED ENG ANTI-ICE DUE TO TEMP AND CLOUDS. FO ASKED ME IF I SMELLED ANYTHING. I DON'T HAVE A KEEN SENSE OF SMELL, BUT COULD MAKE OUT ACRID SMELL SEEMINGLY ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. PUT ON MASKS AND GOT A CALL FROM THE BACK ABOUT THE SMELL. WORKED PROC AND ALSO TURNED OFF ANTI-ICE AS WE WERE CLR OF CLOUDS FOR THE MOMENT. DECLARED EMER AND REQUESTED RETURN TO MIA. SMELL DISSIPATED VERY QUICKLY IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. SUSPECT IT WAS FROM ANTI-ICE. OVERWT LNDG IN MIA WAS NORMAL. NO SUBSTITUTE EQUIP SO FLT WAS CANCELED.
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.