<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1035799, September 2012

A B737-700 returned to the gate during taxi after flight attendants reported a repeat detection of a strong electrical smell near the L1/R1 doors.

Attributes
ACN	1035799
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Aircraft arrived at the gate after having been transported from the maintenance hangar. Upon the crew's arrival on aircraft every crewmember commented on an acrid electrical like smell near the L1/R1 doors. I called maintenance about the smell. Maintenance investigated; and found nothing. After passengers enplaned the aircraft; during pushback; flight attendants in forward cabin contacted the flight crew about an increasing electrical smell. We returned to gate under aircraft power after coordinating with maintenance; and operations. Cabin crew complained of feeling ill from the effects of an acrid; electrical-like smell.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 returned to the gate during taxi after flight attendants reported a repeat detection of a strong electrical smell near the L1/R1 doors.

Narrative: Aircraft arrived at the gate after having been transported from the maintenance hangar. Upon the crew's arrival on aircraft every crewmember commented on an acrid electrical like smell near the L1/R1 doors. I called Maintenance about the smell. Maintenance investigated; and found nothing. After passengers enplaned the aircraft; during pushback; flight attendants in forward cabin contacted the flight crew about an increasing electrical smell. We returned to gate under aircraft power after coordinating with Maintenance; and Operations. Cabin crew complained of feeling ill from the effects of an acrid; electrical-like smell.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.