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An A300 returned to departure airport after flight attendant reported electrical burning smell in cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 717901 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff at ZZZ; 3 or 4 flight attendants at different stations broke the sterile cockpit period reporting a strong electrical burning smell. Declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ. Off to on time was 12 minutes. On final; #1 reported smoke/odor dissipated so no evacuation ordered. Overweight landing and normal taxi in to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 RETURNED TO DEP ARPT AFTER FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN CABIN.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT ZZZ; 3 OR 4 FLT ATTENDANTS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS BROKE THE STERILE COCKPIT PERIOD REPORTING A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. OFF TO ON TIME WAS 12 MINUTES. ON FINAL; #1 REPORTED SMOKE/ODOR DISSIPATED SO NO EVACUATION ORDERED. OVERWT LNDG AND NORMAL TAXI IN TO GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.