Flight attendant reported landing shortly after experiencing a mechanical issue during climbout.

Attributes
ACN	1317133
Time
Date	201512
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During climbout; heard several loud bangs; looked out porthole while in J/south at 3R; saw fire and smelled something burning. Passengers screamed and started to move away from window. Plane was shaking and we never gained altitude. I told them to stay seated and waited for instructions from cockpit. Normal landing; debriefed by pilots and supervisor and then released.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported landing shortly after experiencing a mechanical issue during climbout.

Narrative: During climbout; heard several loud bangs; looked out porthole while in J/S at 3R; saw fire and smelled something burning. Passengers screamed and started to move away from window. Plane was shaking and we never gained altitude. I told them to stay seated and waited for instructions from cockpit. Normal landing; debriefed by pilots and Supervisor and then released.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.