Super MD80 flight crew return land after hot fumes were smelled in the cockpit and cabin.

Attributes
ACN	518919
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	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 : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	518919
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1 (cab)
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As we climbed out of dfw, captain called back to see if there were 'hot smells' in aft portion of plane. We informed him it smelled like ovens were on (they were not on) and he informed us they were getting an air duct leak that made engine's temperature rise when engines were running on full power. We returned to dfw and airplane was removed from service. FYI, the plane had just returned to service after 1 1/2 days in maintenance facility trying to fix problem. Captain was great at including cabin crew in situation, used us as his eyes and ears, to help identify problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER MD80 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER HOT FUMES WERE SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN.

Narrative: AS WE CLBED OUT OF DFW, CAPT CALLED BACK TO SEE IF THERE WERE 'HOT SMELLS' IN AFT PORTION OF PLANE. WE INFORMED HIM IT SMELLED LIKE OVENS WERE ON (THEY WERE NOT ON) AND HE INFORMED US THEY WERE GETTING AN AIR DUCT LEAK THAT MADE ENG'S TEMP RISE WHEN ENGS WERE RUNNING ON FULL PWR. WE RETURNED TO DFW AND AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SVC. FYI, THE PLANE HAD JUST RETURNED TO SVC AFTER 1 1/2 DAYS IN MAINT FACILITY TRYING TO FIX PROB. CAPT WAS GREAT AT INCLUDING CABIN CREW IN SIT, USED US AS HIS EYES AND EARS, TO HELP IDENT PROB.

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.