Flight attendant report, B757, sju-bos, fumes and smoke, return to sju 20 mins after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	438071
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tjsj.artcc
State Reference	PR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : tjsj.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	438071
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff, about 15-20 mins, we were preparing for a beverage service and looked up and saw first officer walking to the aft cabin. I asked what was up. He said they were investigating a smell. We didn't smell anything at time in the aft cabin. He told us to hold off our service until further notified. The first officer walked back to the cockpit. He called us in the aft, and said we would be returning to sju and to put everything away. We did clear the cabin and waited to hear from the captain. He found the source of the smoke and said if we needed to evacuate/evacuation, he would use signaling system. We landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, SJU-BOS, FUMES AND SMOKE, RETURN TO SJU 20 MINS AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, ABOUT 15-20 MINS, WE WERE PREPARING FOR A BEVERAGE SVC AND LOOKED UP AND SAW FO WALKING TO THE AFT CABIN. I ASKED WHAT WAS UP. HE SAID THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A SMELL. WE DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING AT TIME IN THE AFT CABIN. HE TOLD US TO HOLD OFF OUR SVC UNTIL FURTHER NOTIFIED. THE FO WALKED BACK TO THE COCKPIT. HE CALLED US IN THE AFT, AND SAID WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO SJU AND TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY. WE DID CLR THE CABIN AND WAITED TO HEAR FROM THE CAPT. HE FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND SAID IF WE NEEDED TO EVAC, HE WOULD USE SIGNALING SYS. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.