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A flight attendant on board an A300 reports that after takeoff an electrical burning smell was noted by the cabin crew. When notified, the captain turned back to the airport for a precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jf2k.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 431014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff, my crew and myself could smell an electrical burning smell throughout the cabin. I, as the purser, informed the captain of the situation, who in turn called air traffic controller to declare an emergency and return back to jfk as soon as possible. Flight returned back to jfk safely with no need to evacuate/evacuation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT ON BOARD AN A300 RPTS THAT AFTER TKOF AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED BY THE CABIN CREW. WHEN NOTIFIED, THE CAPT TURNED BACK TO THE ARPT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Narrative: UPON TKOF, MY CREW AND MYSELF COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. I, AS THE PURSER, INFORMED THE CAPT OF THE SIT, WHO IN TURN CALLED AIR TFC CTLR TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN BACK TO JFK ASAP. FLT RETURNED BACK TO JFK SAFELY WITH NO NEED TO EVAC.
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.