<< >> NASA ASRS Report 530954, November 2001

An S80 flight attendant, immediately after takeoff from sjc, advised the captain that there was the smell of smoke in the cabin, an uneventful return to sjc followed.

Attributes
ACN	530954
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
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
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	530954
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff we smelled smoke, like an electric heater being turned on. It was strongest back by the tail-cone exit door. I checked the lavatories and you could not smell it in them. No smoke was visible. The #2 flight attendant (sitting in the jump seat on the tail-cone exit door) called the captain, explained the situation. We immediately returned to land. The aircraft was inspected outside and once back at the gate 2 firemen came on and inspected the plane. One said he smelled some smoke smell still. At least 2 passenger, one in first class and one near the window exits had smelled smoke also. We got another plane and continued on our trip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLT ATTENDANT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM SJC, ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THERE WAS THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN, AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO SJC FOLLOWED.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE SMELLED SMOKE, LIKE AN ELECTRIC HEATER BEING TURNED ON. IT WAS STRONGEST BACK BY THE TAIL-CONE EXIT DOOR. I CHKED THE LAVATORIES AND YOU COULD NOT SMELL IT IN THEM. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT (SITTING IN THE JUMP SEAT ON THE TAIL-CONE EXIT DOOR) CALLED THE CAPT, EXPLAINED THE SIT. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO LAND. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED OUTSIDE AND ONCE BACK AT THE GATE 2 FIREMEN CAME ON AND INSPECTED THE PLANE. ONE SAID HE SMELLED SOME SMOKE SMELL STILL. AT LEAST 2 PAX, ONE IN FIRST CLASS AND ONE NEAR THE WINDOW EXITS HAD SMELLED SMOKE ALSO. WE GOT ANOTHER PLANE AND CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP.

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.