B757-200 crew returned to their departure airport with an electrical cockpit fire.

Attributes
ACN	608661
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	608661
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 30 mins after takeoff, while performing a beverage service in the aft portion of coach, the #2 flight attendant and myself (#4) smelled something burning, a very strong odor. I told him to call the #1 flight attendant to see if she was burning something in the oven. He picked up the phone in the aft galley and the captain was already on the interphone telling the #1 flight attendant to 'hang-on, we're on fire up here.' we immediately stowed our cart in the back and waited for instructions. There was no doubt in the passenger's minds that something wasn't right, as the fumes were getting more intense. The captain finally got on the PA, told the passenger what was going on and to please pay attention to your flight attendants. The flight attendants then went through our planned emergency checklist. We completed through our briefing of the passenger and specifically the assistants at particular exits. We landed in ZZZ and waited for the fire trucks to look us over for external fire. The aircraft looked ok, so they escorted us to the gate and we deplaned all the passenger. We were told that it was an electrical fire in the left side of the cockpit. There were no injuries, just a lot of 'shook-up' people (including crew members).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW RETURNED TO THEIR DEP ARPT WITH AN ELECTRICAL COCKPIT FIRE.

Narrative: ABOUT 30 MINS AFTER TKOF, WHILE PERFORMING A BEVERAGE SVC IN THE AFT PORTION OF COACH, THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF (#4) SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, A VERY STRONG ODOR. I TOLD HIM TO CALL THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO SEE IF SHE WAS BURNING SOMETHING IN THE OVEN. HE PICKED UP THE PHONE IN THE AFT GALLEY AND THE CAPT WAS ALREADY ON THE INTERPHONE TELLING THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO 'HANG-ON, WE'RE ON FIRE UP HERE.' WE IMMEDIATELY STOWED OUR CART IN THE BACK AND WAITED FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN THE PAX'S MINDS THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT, AS THE FUMES WERE GETTING MORE INTENSE. THE CAPT FINALLY GOT ON THE PA, TOLD THE PAX WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO PLEASE PAY ATTN TO YOUR FLT ATTENDANTS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS THEN WENT THROUGH OUR PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. WE COMPLETED THROUGH OUR BRIEFING OF THE PAX AND SPECIFICALLY THE ASSISTANTS AT PARTICULAR EXITS. WE LANDED IN ZZZ AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS TO LOOK US OVER FOR EXTERNAL FIRE. THE ACFT LOOKED OK, SO THEY ESCORTED US TO THE GATE AND WE DEPLANED ALL THE PAX. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE L SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, JUST A LOT OF 'SHOOK-UP' PEOPLE (INCLUDING CREW MEMBERS).

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.