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Passenger on an MD80 notified the flight attendant of a burning smell. Captain checked the area then announced they would divert and land the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mfe |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mmty |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 418708 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| 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:
A passenger seated at the window exit alerted another flight attendant to a burning smell. She then called the cockpit. The captain came back to check. He then returned to the cockpit and announced that we would be turning around and landing in either mcallen or laredo. We landed in mcallen. We were met by fire and rescue. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary. The plane was taken OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ON AN MD80 NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANT OF A BURNING SMELL. CAPT CHKED THE AREA THEN ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD DIVERT AND LAND THE ACFT.
Narrative: A PAX SEATED AT THE WINDOW EXIT ALERTED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO A BURNING SMELL. SHE THEN CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT CAME BACK TO CHK. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE TURNING AROUND AND LNDG IN EITHER MCALLEN OR LAREDO. WE LANDED IN MCALLEN. WE WERE MET BY FIRE AND RESCUE. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS.
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.