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MD80 flight attendant reports acrid smells in the cabin shortly before the aircraft begins to lose altitude and the flight crew announces engine failure and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 747205 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 747205 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I smelled an acrid smell in cabin. Looked to see if passenger lit a match. Smell came and went in short durations for about 1 min. About 5 mins after this event I felt the aircraft lose altitude. About 12 mins passed and the #1 flight attendant informed me we lost an engine and were turning back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS ACRID SMELLS IN THE CABIN SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACFT BEGINS TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE FLT CREW ANNOUNCES ENGINE FAILURE AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE ARPT.
Narrative: I SMELLED AN ACRID SMELL IN CABIN. LOOKED TO SEE IF PAX LIT A MATCH. SMELL CAME AND WENT IN SHORT DURATIONS FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER THIS EVENT I FELT THE ACFT LOSE ALT. ABOUT 12 MINS PASSED AND THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME WE LOST AN ENG AND WERE TURNING BACK.
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.