<< >> NASA ASRS Report 422635, December 1998

Flight attendant report regarding a B767 which had a smell of burning electrical plastic nature immediately after takeoff. Returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	422635
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : frg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	422635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

The flight was delayed due to a mechanical. We were told hydraulic in nature. Finally boarded aircraft, taxied out, took off, we immediately smelled an electrical/plastic type of smell. Called cockpit -- the smell was getting stronger. Captain immediately returned to sfo, landed safely, deplaned. Crew experienced headaches, lightheadedness, nausea, and tightness in throat. Taken to medical, checked. I was given tylenol for headache, observed for 1 hour and then released.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767 WHICH HAD A SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL PLASTIC NATURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS DELAYED DUE TO A MECHANICAL. WE WERE TOLD HYD IN NATURE. FINALLY BOARDED ACFT, TAXIED OUT, TOOK OFF, WE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC TYPE OF SMELL. CALLED COCKPIT -- THE SMELL WAS GETTING STRONGER. CAPT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO SFO, LANDED SAFELY, DEPLANED. CREW EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, NAUSEA, AND TIGHTNESS IN THROAT. TAKEN TO MEDICAL, CHKED. I WAS GIVEN TYLENOL FOR HEADACHE, OBSERVED FOR 1 HR AND THEN RELEASED.

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.