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An A319 flight crew on takeoff experienced electrical odor in the cockpit followed by left engine failure. They declared an emergency and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 713441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 713441 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff roll; we both noticed an odor that seemed of electrical origin. At about 800 ft; we went to climb power while turning to a 140 degree heading. At that time; we heard a loud bang with a yaw to the left. I noticed the egt exceeded its limit. At that point; I declared an emergency with the tower. My first officer kept flying the aircraft and said the aircraft was under control. I did the ECAM items and then proceeded to assist my first officer with getting the aircraft back to ZZZ. We received close-in vectors and had the emergency equipment standing by. I called the purser to advise of our emergency. The landing; made by my first officer; was uneventful and we proceeded to the pad where the emergency vehicles did an inspection of the aircraft. Nothing was found; and we proceeded to a gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FLT CREW ON TKOF EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY L ENG FAILURE. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF ROLL; WE BOTH NOTICED AN ODOR THAT SEEMED OF ELECTRICAL ORIGIN. AT ABOUT 800 FT; WE WENT TO CLB PWR WHILE TURNING TO A 140 DEG HDG. AT THAT TIME; WE HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH A YAW TO THE L. I NOTICED THE EGT EXCEEDED ITS LIMIT. AT THAT POINT; I DECLARED AN EMER WITH THE TWR. MY FO KEPT FLYING THE ACFT AND SAID THE ACFT WAS UNDER CTL. I DID THE ECAM ITEMS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ASSIST MY FO WITH GETTING THE ACFT BACK TO ZZZ. WE RECEIVED CLOSE-IN VECTORS AND HAD THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. I CALLED THE PURSER TO ADVISE OF OUR EMER. THE LNDG; MADE BY MY FO; WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE PAD WHERE THE EMER VEHICLES DID AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. NOTHING WAS FOUND; AND WE PROCEEDED TO A GATE.
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.