MD11 return land due to burning odor in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	346823
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	346823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Shortly after climb power established, a strong odor began to permeate the cockpit. This was followed by the premium flight attendant calling the cockpit to report an odor smelling like something burning throughout the cabin. Aircraft was leveled and power reduced and odor began to dissipate. A check with all stations on the interphone confirmed there was no smoke/fumes or any other evidence of a fire. All cockpit indications were normal. The flight was returned to dfw for maintenance inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 RETURN LAND DUE TO BURNING ODOR IN CABIN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER CLB PWR ESTABLISHED, A STRONG ODOR BEGAN TO PERMEATE THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE PREMIUM FLT ATTENDANT CALLING THE COCKPIT TO RPT AN ODOR SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING BURNING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. ACFT WAS LEVELED AND PWR REDUCED AND ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. A CHK WITH ALL STATIONS ON THE INTERPHONE CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO SMOKE/FUMES OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE FLT WAS RETURNED TO DFW FOR MAINT INSPECTION.

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.