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A B737-700 returned to the gate during taxi after flight attendants reported a repeat detection of a strong electrical smell near the L1/R1 doors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1035799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived at the gate after having been transported from the maintenance hangar. Upon the crew's arrival on aircraft every crewmember commented on an acrid electrical like smell near the L1/R1 doors. I called maintenance about the smell. Maintenance investigated; and found nothing. After passengers enplaned the aircraft; during pushback; flight attendants in forward cabin contacted the flight crew about an increasing electrical smell. We returned to gate under aircraft power after coordinating with maintenance; and operations. Cabin crew complained of feeling ill from the effects of an acrid; electrical-like smell.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 returned to the gate during taxi after flight attendants reported a repeat detection of a strong electrical smell near the L1/R1 doors.
Narrative: Aircraft arrived at the gate after having been transported from the maintenance hangar. Upon the crew's arrival on aircraft every crewmember commented on an acrid electrical like smell near the L1/R1 doors. I called Maintenance about the smell. Maintenance investigated; and found nothing. After passengers enplaned the aircraft; during pushback; flight attendants in forward cabin contacted the flight crew about an increasing electrical smell. We returned to gate under aircraft power after coordinating with Maintenance; and Operations. Cabin crew complained of feeling ill from the effects of an acrid; electrical-like smell.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.