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Flight attendant report regarding an MD80 on which the flight attendants smell an unusual petroleum odor. Captain checked it out and decided to divert to rdu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 422885 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Approximately 20 mins after departure, the 2 flight attendants in coach noticed an unusual petroleum odor around row 12. I notified the captain, who came back to smell for himself. He decided to divert to raleigh airport. All passenger deplaned in raleigh and the mechanics found the problem and repaired it. It was a burned out light ballast, which they replaced. We continued on to mia without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN MD80 ON WHICH THE FLT ATTENDANTS SMELL AN UNUSUAL PETROLEUM ODOR. CAPT CHKED IT OUT AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO RDU.
Narrative: APPROX 20 MINS AFTER DEP, THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN COACH NOTICED AN UNUSUAL PETROLEUM ODOR AROUND ROW 12. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT, WHO CAME BACK TO SMELL FOR HIMSELF. HE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO RALEIGH ARPT. ALL PAX DEPLANED IN RALEIGH AND THE MECHS FOUND THE PROB AND REPAIRED IT. IT WAS A BURNED OUT LIGHT BALLAST, WHICH THEY REPLACED. WE CONTINUED ON TO MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.