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An EMB145 flight crew experienced electrical smell in the cockpit after getting a pitot 3 inoperative warning in EICAS. Declared emergency and diverted to another airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 705738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 705739 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
FL370 pitot 3 inoperative EICAS message. Pitot 3 inoperative abnormal procedure applied; message remained. Electrical smell noticed after procedure. Pitot 3 de-selected. Slight haze noted in cockpit. Called flight attendant. She stated electrical smell in cabin with no visible smoke or haze. Electrical smell increased. Notified ATC of event. Cleared to FL120. During descent performed 'electrical system fire or smoke' procedure with known source. Pursuant to far 121.557 and far 121.559 emergency declared during descent. Landing uneventful. Flight attendant stated haze or smoke now visible in cabin during rollout. Stopped on taxiway with equipment standing by. Firemen stated no visible smoke on exterior of aircraft and no fire detected with thermal imaging sensor. Shut down engines smoke decreased. Passenger deplaned with stairs and bussed to terminal. Very calm and orderly. Passenger were kept informed from descent up to bus arrival at aircraft. Logbook write ups with prior pitot 3 inoperative in logbook prior to my flight. Crew continued on with new aircraft. All original passenger aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AFTER GETTING A PITOT 3 INOP WARNING IN EICAS. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT.
Narrative: FL370 PITOT 3 INOP EICAS MSG. PITOT 3 INOP ABNORMAL PROC APPLIED; MSG REMAINED. ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTICED AFTER PROC. PITOT 3 DE-SELECTED. SLIGHT HAZE NOTED IN COCKPIT. CALLED FLT ATTENDANT. SHE STATED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR HAZE. ELECTRICAL SMELL INCREASED. NOTIFIED ATC OF EVENT. CLRED TO FL120. DURING DSCNT PERFORMED 'ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE OR SMOKE' PROC WITH KNOWN SOURCE. PURSUANT TO FAR 121.557 AND FAR 121.559 EMER DECLARED DURING DSCNT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FLT ATTENDANT STATED HAZE OR SMOKE NOW VISIBLE IN CABIN DURING ROLLOUT. STOPPED ON TXWY WITH EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. FIREMEN STATED NO VISIBLE SMOKE ON EXTERIOR OF ACFT AND NO FIRE DETECTED WITH THERMAL IMAGING SENSOR. SHUT DOWN ENGINES SMOKE DECREASED. PAX DEPLANED WITH STAIRS AND BUSSED TO TERMINAL. VERY CALM AND ORDERLY. PAX WERE KEPT INFORMED FROM DSCNT UP TO BUS ARRIVAL AT ACFT. LOGBOOK WRITE UPS WITH PRIOR PITOT 3 INOP IN LOGBOOK PRIOR TO MY FLT. CREW CONTINUED ON WITH NEW ACFT. ALL ORIGINAL PAX ABOARD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.