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Flight attendant reports electrical odor and smoke aboard B757. Feels the incident is a result of air carrier's decision to prioritize schedule integrity above aircraft maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 743597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 743597 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
2 or 3 hours in-flight the captain called me and said; 'do you smell something burning?' at first I did not; then the #5 (sitting at 2L) and #3 ran up and said there is an electrical burning smell. It was very strong with a hazy smoke. We contacted the pilots; turned off all circuit breakers; lights; coffee makers; video equipment and waited for 5-10 mins. Finally the smoke dissipated and we landed safely in ZZZ with cabin lighting off. I am concerned with all B757 aircraft maintenance issues. I feel they are running these planes into the ground without proper maintenance checks. They are constantly just deferring maintenance issues and letting the aircraft go from place to place to place. Management doesn't care because they want a quick turnover. This whole month there has been maintenance issues with all B757S. Somebody better check this out before a plane goes down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE ABOARD B757. FEELS THE INCIDENT IS A RESULT OF ACR'S DECISION TO PRIORITIZE SCHEDULE INTEGRITY ABOVE ACFT MAINTENANCE.
Narrative: 2 OR 3 HRS INFLT THE CAPT CALLED ME AND SAID; 'DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING BURNING?' AT FIRST I DID NOT; THEN THE #5 (SITTING AT 2L) AND #3 RAN UP AND SAID THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. IT WAS VERY STRONG WITH A HAZY SMOKE. WE CONTACTED THE PLTS; TURNED OFF ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS; LIGHTS; COFFEE MAKERS; VIDEO EQUIP AND WAITED FOR 5-10 MINS. FINALLY THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND WE LANDED SAFELY IN ZZZ WITH CABIN LIGHTING OFF. I AM CONCERNED WITH ALL B757 ACFT MAINT ISSUES. I FEEL THEY ARE RUNNING THESE PLANES INTO THE GND WITHOUT PROPER MAINT CHKS. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY JUST DEFERRING MAINT ISSUES AND LETTING THE ACFT GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO PLACE. MGMNT DOESN'T CARE BECAUSE THEY WANT A QUICK TURNOVER. THIS WHOLE MONTH THERE HAS BEEN MAINT ISSUES WITH ALL B757S. SOMEBODY BETTER CHK THIS OUT BEFORE A PLANE GOES DOWN.
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.