Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A West Atlantic (aka West Air Sweden) British Aerospace ATP, registration SE-MAI performing flight NPT-22Y from East Midlands,EN to Guernsey,CI (UK), was climbing out of East Midlands’ runway 27 when the crew stopped the climb at about 2500 feet reporting the smell of smoke in the cockpit, in addition they had problems with parts of their communication systems. The aircraft entered a downwind and landed safely back on runway 27 about 15 minutes after departure.

The UK AAIB opened an investigation into the occurrence.