B757-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90; Flight Crew Total 5000; Flight Crew Type 1250
Time Pressure; Troubleshooting; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Leveling off at FL380. Right Bleed Air Light and associated Air-conditioning lights illuminated on ICAS followed by strong burning smell in cockpit. Donned Oxygen mask. Ran Bleed Air Light Check List in QRH. Captain [advised] ATC and requested priority vectors and handling. Ran all appropriate checklists for an arrival and approach; landed without incident.
Right Bleed Air Valve Closed EICAS message and right 'Bleed' light illuminated on the Bleed Air overhead panel; accompanied by an extremely strong burning smell. (I have flown the 757 for 18 years and have smelled the ozone-like smell of insulation many times. THIS smell was like a forest fire). Donned Oxygen masks. Accomplished QRH procedure; diverted. Complicating the situation; the auto throttles and TMC (Thrust Management Computer) were deferred. I elected to hand-fly the airplane during the descent rather than manually operate the throttles with the autopilot on. We were given several altitude and heading changes. We were EXTREMELY busy. The QRH procedure extinguished both the EICAS message and the 'Bleed' light; but the smell was still present; although less intense. I decided that the safest course of action was to continue to divert. Landed uneventfully.
B757 flight crew reported diverting due to a bleed air malfunction and fumes in the cockpit.