<< >> NASA ASRS Report 884041, April 2010

A MD80 flight attendant reported smoke and fumes in the cabin that were ultimately attributed to a hydraulic leak. The flight attendants became ill and reported the event to the pilots who passed the information along.

Attributes
ACN	884041
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach Initial Approach Initial Climb Descent Cruise Climb Landing Taxi Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 13 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 9 Flight Attendant Total 13 Flight Attendant Type 75
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

Upon takeoff; odor started to permeate cabin. Passengers rang call light expressing concern about 'smoke and burning' in cabin. Back flight attendant called forward to report concern and said odor was electrical. Forward flight attendant confirmed odor in forward cabin as she was coughing and passengers were coughing. Reported to cockpit who said they would 'pass it along.' after landing; a hydraulic fluid leak was confirmed. It was being watched for 3 legs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 Flight Attendant reported smoke and fumes in the cabin that were ultimately attributed to a hydraulic leak. The flight attendants became ill and reported the event to the pilots who passed the information along.

Narrative: Upon takeoff; odor started to permeate cabin. Passengers rang call light expressing concern about 'smoke and burning' in cabin. Back Flight Attendant called forward to report concern and said odor was electrical. Forward Flight Attendant confirmed odor in forward cabin as she was coughing and passengers were coughing. Reported to cockpit who said they would 'pass it along.' After landing; a hydraulic fluid leak was confirmed. It was being watched for 3 legs.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.