A B737-800 crew declared an emergency and returned to the airport after an acrid electrical smell wa...

Attributes
ACN	949456
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After takeoff; [there were] acrid electrical fumes in cockpit [that] did not dissipate through 10;000 ft. Verified with flight attendants and fumes [were] reported in mid and rear of aircraft. [We] donned oxygen masks; declared an emergency with ATC; and advised intentions to return to the departure airport. Completed QRH smoke; fire and fumes checklist. Notified dispatch via ACARS and free text of intentions and emergency; squawked 7700. Completed overweight landing checklist [and] before landing checklist. Normal landing at 158;800 pounds. Sink rate at touch down [was] 100-200 FPM. Fire and rescue inspected aircraft on runway and cleared to taxi. Proceeded to gate where maintenance met aircraft. Completed logbook and proceeded to next gate with passengers to depart within the hour to the scheduled destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 crew declared an emergency and returned to the airport after an acrid electrical smell was detected in the flight station; aft galley and mid-cabin.

Narrative: After takeoff; [there were] acrid electrical fumes in cockpit [that] did not dissipate through 10;000 FT. Verified with flight attendants and fumes [were] reported in mid and rear of aircraft. [We] donned oxygen masks; declared an emergency with ATC; and advised intentions to return to the departure airport. Completed QRH smoke; fire and fumes checklist. Notified Dispatch via ACARS and free text of intentions and emergency; squawked 7700. Completed overweight landing checklist [and] before landing checklist. Normal landing at 158;800 LBS. Sink rate at touch down [was] 100-200 FPM. Fire and Rescue inspected aircraft on runway and cleared to taxi. Proceeded to gate where Maintenance met aircraft. Completed logbook and proceeded to next gate with passengers to depart within the hour to the scheduled destination.

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.