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Flight attendant report regarding a B757-200 which had a strong electrical smell on initial climb. Cockpit was notified and they returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426883 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 426883 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
On takeoff climb, cockpit and #1 flight attendant, as well as myself (#3 flight attendant) noticed an electrical odor that was quite strong. It smelled like a frayed wire. The passenger over rows 17-18 also noticed the odor and reported it to us. We went to the captain with the information (actually #1 flight attendant did) and he turned around to return to dfw. He did not authority/authorized us to do an evacuate/evacuation, but did prepare us by mentioning that he would let us know by a PA if an evacuate/evacuation was necessary. We then returned to a gate and unloaded passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B757-200 WHICH HAD A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL ON INITIAL CLB. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ON TKOF CLB, COCKPIT AND #1 FLT ATTENDANT, AS WELL AS MYSELF (#3 FLT ATTENDANT) NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR THAT WAS QUITE STRONG. IT SMELLED LIKE A FRAYED WIRE. THE PAX OVER ROWS 17-18 ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR AND RPTED IT TO US. WE WENT TO THE CAPT WITH THE INFO (ACTUALLY #1 FLT ATTENDANT DID) AND HE TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO DFW. HE DID NOT AUTH US TO DO AN EVAC, BUT DID PREPARE US BY MENTIONING THAT HE WOULD LET US KNOW BY A PA IF AN EVAC WAS NECESSARY. WE THEN RETURNED TO A GATE AND UNLOADED PAX.
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.