B757-200 flight crew was notified in-flight of a burning smell. First officer and captain confirmed ...

Attributes
ACN	833640
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 6600
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

We departed and climbed to a cruise FL360. Shortly into the flight the flight attendant reported something burning. The first officer was sent back to investigate and confirmed the burning fumes. I also inspected the cabin. I returned to the cockpit; declared an emergency; and returned to our departure airport. All procedures were followed and we landed safely without further incident. There were no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 flight crew was notified in-flight of a burning smell. First Officer and Captain confirmed smell; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport.

Narrative: We departed and climbed to a cruise FL360. Shortly into the flight the Flight Attendant reported something burning. The First Officer was sent back to investigate and confirmed the burning fumes. I also inspected the cabin. I returned to the cockpit; declared an emergency; and returned to our departure airport. All procedures were followed and we landed safely without further incident. There were no injuries.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

B757-200 flight crew was notified in-flight of a burning smell. First officer and captain confirmed smell; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport.