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Air carrier medium large transport return land after cabin attendant reported strong electrical odor shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 157748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff at cvg while climbing through 7000' one of the rear jumpseat cabin attendants knocked on the cockpit door. She told us that shortly after takeoff all of a sudden there was a very strong electrical odor that both she and her flying partner smelled where they were sitting. After discussing this with her flying partner she came forward noticing the smell was again quite strong in the first 6 rows of coach and the passengers appeared very frightened and upset by the smell. So I made the decision to return to cvg. I informed departure control of our problem and told them we wanted to return to cvg. I did not declare an emergency but they took it upon themselves to call out the equipment. I called the cvg radar control room after landing in cvg to make sure they were in agreement with me that no emergency had been declared and they did agree. Also we were not overweight for landing. The water separator air filters on the aircraft were changed. ATC's cooperation in this instance was excellent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG RETURN LAND AFTER CABIN ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT CVG WHILE CLBING THROUGH 7000' ONE OF THE REAR JUMPSEAT CABIN ATTENDANTS KNOCKED ON THE COCKPIT DOOR. SHE TOLD US THAT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR THAT BOTH SHE AND HER FLYING PARTNER SMELLED WHERE THEY WERE SITTING. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH HER FLYING PARTNER SHE CAME FORWARD NOTICING THE SMELL WAS AGAIN QUITE STRONG IN THE FIRST 6 ROWS OF COACH AND THE PAXS APPEARED VERY FRIGHTENED AND UPSET BY THE SMELL. SO I MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO CVG. I INFORMED DEP CTL OF OUR PROB AND TOLD THEM WE WANTED TO RETURN TO CVG. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER BUT THEY TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO CALL OUT THE EQUIP. I CALLED THE CVG RADAR CTL ROOM AFTER LNDG IN CVG TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH ME THAT NO EMER HAD BEEN DECLARED AND THEY DID AGREE. ALSO WE WERE NOT OVERWT FOR LNDG. THE WATER SEPARATOR AIR FILTERS ON THE ACFT WERE CHANGED. ATC'S COOPERATION IN THIS INSTANCE WAS EXCELLENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.