Flight attendant report regarding smoke in the cabin of an MD80. The flight diverted.

Attributes
ACN	418450
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	418450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
ASRS Report	417784
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was in the middle of coach cabin when we first smelled an electrical/burning smell. I reported it to the captain. The smell dissipated about 4 mins after we first smelled it. 10 mins later, it came back, then it dissipated again. The captain turned off all galley power. The smell came back again, then we made a landing in den when the smell came back even stronger. Fire trucks met the flight. We deplaned the passenger through the forward entry area. Then the crew deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING SMOKE IN THE CABIN OF AN MD80. THE FLT DIVERTED.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF COACH CABIN WHEN WE FIRST SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL/BURNING SMELL. I RPTED IT TO THE CAPT. THE SMELL DISSIPATED ABOUT 4 MINS AFTER WE FIRST SMELLED IT. 10 MINS LATER, IT CAME BACK, THEN IT DISSIPATED AGAIN. THE CAPT TURNED OFF ALL GALLEY PWR. THE SMELL CAME BACK AGAIN, THEN WE MADE A LNDG IN DEN WHEN THE SMELL CAME BACK EVEN STRONGER. FIRE TRUCKS MET THE FLT. WE DEPLANED THE PAX THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRY AREA. THEN THE CREW DEPLANED.

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.