Flight attendant report, S80, bdl-ord, on climb out, smoke in cabin, return to bdl, flight canceled.

Attributes
ACN	453516
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	MA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5
ASRS Report	453516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was sitting in my jump seat and I smelled smoke. The #2 flight attendant smelled it as well. I called the cockpit to notify them and they said that they would return to bdl to land. We landed and maintenance came on board the aircraft to check it out. We flew to chicago on a different airplane. Also, a few passenger rang their call lights to inform us that they smelled smoke as well. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that she never found out the source of the smoke. When they landed, they were met by fire trucks and other emergency equipment, but that when the firemen boarded, they couldn't find the source of the smoke. As a precaution, they took the plane OTS, and were fortunate enough to have another plane available to replace theirs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, BDL-ORD, ON CLBOUT, SMOKE IN CABIN, RETURN TO BDL, FLT CANCELED.

Narrative: I WAS SITTING IN MY JUMP SEAT AND I SMELLED SMOKE. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT SMELLED IT AS WELL. I CALLED THE COCKPIT TO NOTIFY THEM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD RETURN TO BDL TO LAND. WE LANDED AND MAINT CAME ON BOARD THE ACFT TO CHK IT OUT. WE FLEW TO CHICAGO ON A DIFFERENT AIRPLANE. ALSO, A FEW PAX RANG THEIR CALL LIGHTS TO INFORM US THAT THEY SMELLED SMOKE AS WELL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT SHE NEVER FOUND OUT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. WHEN THEY LANDED, THEY WERE MET BY FIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER EMER EQUIP, BUT THAT WHEN THE FIREMEN BOARDED, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. AS A PRECAUTION, THEY TOOK THE PLANE OTS, AND WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE ANOTHER PLANE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THEIRS.

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.