MD80 crew had electrical fumes detected in the cabin and cockpit after takeoff at sjc.

Attributes
ACN	529999
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	529999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smell of electrical fire. Shortly after takeoff from sjc I received 4 chimes from the cabin. I was flying so I let the first officer answer the interphone. He had a report from one of the flight attendants in the back of the airplane about a strong smell of electrical fire and at the same time the first officer said he could smell something as well. Decided to declare an emergency and return to sjc. Landing uneventful although overweight and returned to the gate. Made appropriate logbook entries and xferred to another airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD ELECTRICAL FUMES DETECTED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT AFTER TKOF AT SJC.

Narrative: SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM SJC I RECEIVED 4 CHIMES FROM THE CABIN. I WAS FLYING SO I LET THE FO ANSWER THE INTERPHONE. HE HAD A RPT FROM ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE ABOUT A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE FO SAID HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING AS WELL. DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN TO SJC. LNDG UNEVENTFUL ALTHOUGH OVERWT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MADE APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND XFERRED TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE.

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.