<< >> NASA ASRS Report 551367, May 2002

A B757 cabin crew, during initial climb departing tjsj, noticed a burning smell near the galley. A return to tjsj was initiated.

Attributes
ACN	551367
Time
Date	200205
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	551367
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : fa - 5/6
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendants #5 and #3 were in their designated jump seats and noticed a burning smell. I got up and smelled the area then reported it to the cockpit. We went back to the sju airport and the mechanics took the coffee maker out since the flight attendants realized that the overhead bin above the coffee makers in the G3 galley were extremely hot. They found a burned wire behind the unit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CABIN CREW, DURING INITIAL CLB DEPARTING TJSJ, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL NEAR THE GALLEY. A RETURN TO TJSJ WAS INITIATED.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS #5 AND #3 WERE IN THEIR DESIGNATED JUMP SEATS AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I GOT UP AND SMELLED THE AREA THEN RPTED IT TO THE COCKPIT. WE WENT BACK TO THE SJU ARPT AND THE MECHS TOOK THE COFFEE MAKER OUT SINCE THE FLT ATTENDANTS REALIZED THAT THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE THE COFFEE MAKERS IN THE G3 GALLEY WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THEY FOUND A BURNED WIRE BEHIND THE UNIT.

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.