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A cabin attendant detects smoke and an acrid odor in the cabin of a climbing MD80. The crew returns to dfw, landing within 12 mins of notification by the flight attendant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ash |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 423460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff there was a strong smell of something burning. I thought at first it was old food on a burner type of smell. I got out of my jump seat, checked the ovens and coffee pots, everything was off. I checked vents to see if there was smoke but there was nothing. I walked into the first class cabin to see if there was smoke and passenger said they smelled something burning. I went back to the galley and opened the cockpit door and made my report. Then I began to see a light haze forming between the jump seat area and the door. I called the cockpit again and they were becoming aware of smoke or haze in the same area. The first officer called me and said we'd be on the ground in 12 mins, and we were. After we were on the ground the haze dissipated. However, the little bit of haze or smoke we experienced was very acrid and burned my nose and throat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT DETECTS SMOKE AND AN ACRID ODOR IN THE CABIN OF A CLBING MD80. THE CREW RETURNS TO DFW, LNDG WITHIN 12 MINS OF NOTIFICATION BY THE FLT ATTENDANT.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS OLD FOOD ON A BURNER TYPE OF SMELL. I GOT OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT, CHKED THE OVENS AND COFFEE POTS, EVERYTHING WAS OFF. I CHKED VENTS TO SEE IF THERE WAS SMOKE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I WALKED INTO THE FIRST CLASS CABIN TO SEE IF THERE WAS SMOKE AND PAX SAID THEY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I WENT BACK TO THE GALLEY AND OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND MADE MY RPT. THEN I BEGAN TO SEE A LIGHT HAZE FORMING BTWN THE JUMP SEAT AREA AND THE DOOR. I CALLED THE COCKPIT AGAIN AND THEY WERE BECOMING AWARE OF SMOKE OR HAZE IN THE SAME AREA. THE FO CALLED ME AND SAID WE'D BE ON THE GND IN 12 MINS, AND WE WERE. AFTER WE WERE ON THE GND THE HAZE DISSIPATED. HOWEVER, THE LITTLE BIT OF HAZE OR SMOKE WE EXPERIENCED WAS VERY ACRID AND BURNED MY NOSE AND THROAT.
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.