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Cabin attendant aboard B737-700 reports burning odor and smoke in cabin. Flight returns to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 731430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 196 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 731430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Intermediate cruise at 3000 ft MSL 25 west of ZZZ. Flight attendant calls cockpit and reports a smell like burning paper. First officer adjusted environmental controls. Flight attendant then reported smoke in the cabin. I (PF) notified ATC; declared an emergency and received a vector back to land at departure airport. Uneventful landing about 10 mins later. ATC did a fantastic job. Fire crews met aircraft as we taxied clear of runway. They noted nothing abnormal and escorted us to a gate where we disembarked passenger and maintenance began inspecting aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT ABOARD B737-700 RPTS BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE IN CABIN. FLT RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: INTERMEDIATE CRUISE AT 3000 FT MSL 25 WEST OF ZZZ. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLS COCKPIT AND REPORTS A SMELL LIKE BURNING PAPER. FO ADJUSTED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS. FLT ATTENDANT THEN REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. I (PF) NOTIFIED ATC; DECLARED AN EMER AND RECEIVED A VECTOR BACK TO LAND AT DEP ARPT. UNEVENTFUL LNDG ABOUT 10 MINS LATER. ATC DID A FANTASTIC JOB. FIRE CREWS MET ACFT AS WE TAXIED CLR OF RWY. THEY NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL AND ESCORTED US TO A GATE WHERE WE DISEMBARKED PAX AND MAINT BEGAN INSPECTING ACFT.
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.