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Flight attendant report regarding electrical burning odor in cabin. Flight crew checked and decided to divert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 417784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
During pickup of meal service, a very bad electrical smell filled the coach cabin. Immediately informed cockpit of smell and they checked the cabin. Smell came and went about 2 times. Crew decided to land in den. Taxied to gate. The smell became very bad. Notified crew and told people to leave aircraft as fast as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. FLC CHKED AND DECIDED TO DIVERT.
Narrative: DURING PICKUP OF MEAL SVC, A VERY BAD ELECTRICAL SMELL FILLED THE COACH CABIN. IMMEDIATELY INFORMED COCKPIT OF SMELL AND THEY CHKED THE CABIN. SMELL CAME AND WENT ABOUT 2 TIMES. CREW DECIDED TO LAND IN DEN. TAXIED TO GATE. THE SMELL BECAME VERY BAD. NOTIFIED CREW AND TOLD PEOPLE TO LEAVE ACFT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.