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A B717 returned to the gate for maintenance when a flight attendant reported electrical odors and a hot cabin handset.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Wiring & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After engine start we got a call from a flight attendant advising of fumes of hot wire and a report that the aft flight attendant handset was hot. I notified ATC for a gate return. Gate was close by; went directly to gate and deplaned the passengers. The aft handset was deactivated by offline maintenance. We then re-boarded [the passengers] and departed one hour late.I believe there must have been a short in the wiring for the handset. This handset was already put on MEL twice; and replaced once. We should change the MEL procedure to disconnect a handset when it is taken out of service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 returned to the gate for maintenance when a flight attendant reported electrical odors and a hot cabin handset.
Narrative: After engine start we got a call from a flight attendant advising of fumes of hot wire and a report that the aft flight attendant handset was hot. I notified ATC for a gate return. Gate was close by; went directly to gate and deplaned the passengers. The aft handset was deactivated by offline maintenance. We then re-boarded [the passengers] and departed one hour late.I believe there must have been a short in the wiring for the handset. This handset was already put on MEL twice; and replaced once. We should change the MEL procedure to disconnect a handset when it is taken out of service.
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.