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While in cruise flight, cabin attendants smell electrical fire odor. Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506277 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 506277 |
| 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 : 1 + 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff, myself and another flight attendant were beginning the beverage service in main cabin when we smelled a strong electrical burning type smell. We reported it to the captain. Within a few mins, the crew smelled it as well and decided to divert to mco immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, CABIN ATTENDANTS SMELL ELECTRICAL FIRE ODOR. FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, MYSELF AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WERE BEGINNING THE BEVERAGE SVC IN MAIN CABIN WHEN WE SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING TYPE SMELL. WE RPTED IT TO THE CAPT. WITHIN A FEW MINS, THE CREW SMELLED IT AS WELL AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO MCO IMMEDIATELY.
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.