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Flight attendant report regarding a strange odor and smell of burning wire. It was hard to breathe. The video system was turned off and flight crew notified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zan.artcc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 729349 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Smelled strange odor -- smell of burning wire. Hard to breathe. Turned off video system, notified crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A STRANGE ODOR AND SMELL OF BURNING WIRE. IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE. THE VIDEO SYS WAS TURNED OFF AND FLC NOTIFIED.
Narrative: SMELLED STRANGE ODOR -- SMELL OF BURNING WIRE. HARD TO BREATHE. TURNED OFF VIDEO SYS, NOTIFIED CREW.
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.