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B767 cabin attendant reported smell of smoke on takeoff from sfo runway 1R. Flight crew smelled same in cockpit, declared emergency and returned to sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 422539 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
On takeoff from sfo runway 1R, smelled strong odor from back of aircraft. Reported by flight attendant as electrical smelling. Odor also evident in cockpit. Returned uneventfully to sfo after completing appropriate emergency procedure. Several flight attendants reported burning eyes and scratchy throats. Directed those flight attendants to see medical as a precaution. Aircraft had right engine change, and this was the first flight after.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED SMELL OF SMOKE ON TKOF FROM SFO RWY 1R. FLC SMELLED SAME IN COCKPIT, DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO SFO.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM SFO RWY 1R, SMELLED STRONG ODOR FROM BACK OF ACFT. RPTED BY FLT ATTENDANT AS ELECTRICAL SMELLING. ODOR ALSO EVIDENT IN COCKPIT. RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY TO SFO AFTER COMPLETING APPROPRIATE EMER PROC. SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED BURNING EYES AND SCRATCHY THROATS. DIRECTED THOSE FLT ATTENDANTS TO SEE MEDICAL AS A PRECAUTION. ACFT HAD R ENG CHANGE, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT AFTER.
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.