Narrative:

Immediately following takeoff, I smelled a burning electrical smell in the forward cabin. The extra flight attendant also smelled the smell. I immediately called the cockpit to report the smell. First officer asked if the 2 flight attendants in back could smell it. I called flight attendants #2 and #4 to ask. They, in fact, smelled it also. The smell did not dissipate. My ovens were checked, but they were not turned on. The captain said we would be returning to psp. I waited approximately 1 min, called the flight attendant in back while waiting, then informed the passenger of our concern for safety and decision to return to psp. During landing we smelled the electrical burning smell again -- much stronger this time. The landing was routine no evacuate/evacuation necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN S80 FLT ON WHICH AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED BY CABIN ATTENDANTS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TKOF, I SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE FORWARD CABIN. THE EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT ALSO SMELLED THE SMELL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT THE SMELL. FO ASKED IF THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN BACK COULD SMELL IT. I CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #4 TO ASK. THEY, IN FACT, SMELLED IT ALSO. THE SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE. MY OVENS WERE CHKED, BUT THEY WERE NOT TURNED ON. THE CAPT SAID WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO PSP. I WAITED APPROX 1 MIN, CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT IN BACK WHILE WAITING, THEN INFORMED THE PAX OF OUR CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND DECISION TO RETURN TO PSP. DURING LNDG WE SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AGAIN -- MUCH STRONGER THIS TIME. THE LNDG WAS ROUTINE NO EVAC NECESSARY.

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.