MD80 flight attendant detected a hot odor after takeoff at lga.

Attributes
ACN	539256
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 9.5 flight attendant time total : 9.5 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	539256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1-2-3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I noticed a fume (similar to the smell of an iron melting wax) developing in the aft cabin area. I contacted the #2 flight attendant in the aft jump seat and the #1 flight attendant in the front via the interphone and described the smell that occurred just at wheels up. All 3 flight attendants could smell the fumes. The #1 flight attendant contacted the cockpit during sterile and informed the captain and first officer (check airman). They indicated the same smell was apparent in the cockpit and corrected the problem with one of the air packs. Apparently recent maintenance had been performed on at least one of the air packs and possibly some residual oil was being burned off and ingested.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT ATTENDANT DETECTED A HOT ODOR AFTER TKOF AT LGA.

Narrative: I NOTICED A FUME (SIMILAR TO THE SMELL OF AN IRON MELTING WAX) DEVELOPING IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. I CONTACTED THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT JUMP SEAT AND THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT IN THE FRONT VIA THE INTERPHONE AND DESCRIBED THE SMELL THAT OCCURRED JUST AT WHEELS UP. ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANTS COULD SMELL THE FUMES. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CONTACTED THE COCKPIT DURING STERILE AND INFORMED THE CAPT AND FO (CHK AIRMAN). THEY INDICATED THE SAME SMELL WAS APPARENT IN THE COCKPIT AND CORRECTED THE PROB WITH ONE OF THE AIR PACKS. APPARENTLY RECENT MAINT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE AIR PACKS AND POSSIBLY SOME RESIDUAL OIL WAS BEING BURNED OFF AND INGESTED.

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.