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Cabin attendant report, B737-800, ord-lax. Burning smell in aft of plane. Divert to den. Maintenance deactivated ventilation fan. 3 pt 5 hour delay, continued on to lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc tower : egkk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| 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 : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 476675 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon notice of a burning smell in the last 6-10 rows of coach cabin, I phoned the captain to notify him. I opened up all of the overhead bins to determine the source, but couldn't find the source of the rubber-like odor. Smoke was not visible, but a burning odor was present and all of the flight attendants concurred there was a problem, as well as many passenger in the area. We diverted to den immediately and the aircraft was met by fire fighting personnel. Our mechanics determined that a ventilation fan had malfunctioned above the row of seats and it was deactivated and the aircraft was determined to be safe to continue to lax 3 1/2 hours later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B737-800, ORD-LAX. BURNING SMELL IN AFT OF PLANE. DIVERT TO DEN. MAINT DEACTIVATED VENTILATION FAN. 3 PT 5 HR DELAY, CONTINUED ON TO LAX.
Narrative: UPON NOTICE OF A BURNING SMELL IN THE LAST 6-10 ROWS OF COACH CABIN, I PHONED THE CAPT TO NOTIFY HIM. I OPENED UP ALL OF THE OVERHEAD BINS TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE RUBBER-LIKE ODOR. SMOKE WAS NOT VISIBLE, BUT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT AND ALL OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS CONCURRED THERE WAS A PROB, AS WELL AS MANY PAX IN THE AREA. WE DIVERTED TO DEN IMMEDIATELY AND THE ACFT WAS MET BY FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL. OUR MECHS DETERMINED THAT A VENTILATION FAN HAD MALFUNCTIONED ABOVE THE ROW OF SEATS AND IT WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE ACFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE TO CONTINUE TO LAX 3 1/2 HRS LATER.
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.