B757 cabin attendant reports strong electrical odor on initial climb results in a return to the take...

Attributes
ACN	734610
Time
Date	200704
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	734610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff; a strong smell of hot wires became apparent. The captain was notified immediately. We; the crew; made a visual inspection of the cabin. The flight returned to and landed in ord with no incident. The flight was canceled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR ON INITIAL CLB RESULTS IN A RETURN TO THE TKOF ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF; A STRONG SMELL OF HOT WIRES BECAME APPARENT. THE CAPT WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. WE; THE CREW; MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CABIN. THE FLT RETURNED TO AND LANDED IN ORD WITH NO INCIDENT. THE FLT WAS CANCELED.

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.

B757 cabin attendant reports strong electrical odor on initial climb results in a return to the takeoff airport.