<< >> NASA ASRS Report 618590, May 2004

Return and land mandated for a B757-200 flight crew when odor of burning plastic noted in cabins after takeoff from jfk, ny.

Attributes
ACN	618590
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	618590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff at 5000 ft, notified by flight attendants of strong overheating electrical or burning plastic odor starting in first class and spreading to main cabin. Notified ATC and returned to jfk landing on runway 4L within 15 mins. Odor seemed to dissipate after touchdown, so continued to gate for maintenance inspection. Aircraft taken OTS and crew rescheduled.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN AND LAND MANDATED FOR A B757-200 FLT CREW WHEN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC NOTED IN CABINS AFTER TKOF FROM JFK, NY.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT 5000 FT, NOTIFIED BY FLT ATTENDANTS OF STRONG OVERHEATING ELECTRICAL OR BURNING PLASTIC ODOR STARTING IN FIRST CLASS AND SPREADING TO MAIN CABIN. NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO JFK LNDG ON RWY 4L WITHIN 15 MINS. ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, SO CONTINUED TO GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION. ACFT TAKEN OTS AND CREW RESCHEDULED.

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.