Cabin attendant report, A300, jfk-aua, smoke in cabin. Emergency declared. Return to jfk. Plane take...

Attributes
ACN	460848
Time
Date	200001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
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 : 1.5 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	460848
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As we were climbing after takeoff, a strong smell of something burning filled the cabin. Myself and a flight attendant in the middle of coach cabin simultaneously called the captain to alert them of the smell. The cockpit tried several things to alleviate the smell, yet nothing seemed to work. Since the cockpit could not identify the problem, we declared an emergency and returned to jfk. I was very pleased with the quick reaction of the cabin crew and the positive feedback from the cockpit. Communication was key and it worked. When we returned to jfk, the aircraft was quickly taken OTS. I'm very confident in my co-workers after this event. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the crew did not have to prepare the passenger for an evacuate/evacuation, as the captain told them it was to be a normal landing. There were no unusually upset passenger -- most took it in stride. The plane was taken OTS for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-AUA, SMOKE IN CABIN. EMER DECLARED. RETURN TO JFK. PLANE TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: AS WE WERE CLBING AFTER TKOF, A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING FILLED THE CABIN. MYSELF AND A FLT ATTENDANT IN THE MIDDLE OF COACH CABIN SIMULTANEOUSLY CALLED THE CAPT TO ALERT THEM OF THE SMELL. THE COCKPIT TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO ALLEVIATE THE SMELL, YET NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. SINCE THE COCKPIT COULD NOT IDENT THE PROB, WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO JFK. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUICK REACTION OF THE CABIN CREW AND THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COCKPIT. COM WAS KEY AND IT WORKED. WHEN WE RETURNED TO JFK, THE ACFT WAS QUICKLY TAKEN OTS. I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN MY CO-WORKERS AFTER THIS EVENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE CREW DID NOT HAVE TO PREPARE THE PAX FOR AN EVAC, AS THE CAPT TOLD THEM IT WAS TO BE A NORMAL LNDG. THERE WERE NO UNUSUALLY UPSET PAX -- MOST TOOK IT IN STRIDE. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS FOR MAINT.

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.

Cabin attendant report, A300, jfk-aua, smoke in cabin. Emergency declared. Return to jfk. Plane taken OTS.