<< >> NASA ASRS Report 455386, November 1999

An air carrier flight crew flying a DC9 executes an emergency landing at clt after receiving a report from flight attendant of smoke odor in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	455386
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : clt.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon tower : nzy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : hornet 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	455386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3010 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	455387
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On initial climb, flight attendant notified us of a very strong smokey, burning smell that was becoming much worse. We could smell it when they opened the cockpit door. I told him we would return to the field and to prepare to land. We did our QRH procedures, declared an emergency, and told ATC we needed to return. As they turned us back, we requested fire equipment standing by. We completed required items as well as QRH overweight landing. As we lowered gear, flight attendant said smokey fumes were subsiding. After stopping on runway we were checked by fire equipment outside and flight attendant said everything in cabin was now clear. We taxied to gate with fire equipment as a precaution.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A DC9 EXECUTES AN EMER LNDG AT CLT AFTER RECEIVING A RPT FROM FLT ATTENDANT OF SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLB, FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US OF A VERY STRONG SMOKEY, BURNING SMELL THAT WAS BECOMING MUCH WORSE. WE COULD SMELL IT WHEN THEY OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR. I TOLD HIM WE WOULD RETURN TO THE FIELD AND TO PREPARE TO LAND. WE DID OUR QRH PROCS, DECLARED AN EMER, AND TOLD ATC WE NEEDED TO RETURN. AS THEY TURNED US BACK, WE REQUESTED FIRE EQUIP STANDING BY. WE COMPLETED REQUIRED ITEMS AS WELL AS QRH OVERWT LNDG. AS WE LOWERED GEAR, FLT ATTENDANT SAID SMOKEY FUMES WERE SUBSIDING. AFTER STOPPING ON RWY WE WERE CHKED BY FIRE EQUIP OUTSIDE AND FLT ATTENDANT SAID EVERYTHING IN CABIN WAS NOW CLR. WE TAXIED TO GATE WITH FIRE EQUIP AS A PRECAUTION.

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.