<< >> NASA ASRS Report 426136, January 1999

Flight attendant report regarding an electrical smell that developed on a B767-200 just after takeoff. Cabin attendants smelled it first, then smell was noted in the cockpit. Flight returned.

Attributes
ACN	426136
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	426136
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	426459
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff, #5 flight attendant smelled an electrical smell seated in the forward galley. Then #8 flight attendant also smelled an electrical smell. That's when I called captain and told her that we were smelling an electrical smell. She asked me to get out of my jump seat and check the galley to see if I could locate the source. When I called back, I told her that I couldn't see anything and that the smell wasn't as strong. At that time captain said she could smell something electrical in the cockpit and that we were returning back to lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL THAT DEVELOPED ON A B767-200 JUST AFTER TKOF. CABIN ATTENDANTS SMELLED IT FIRST, THEN SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. FLT RETURNED.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, #5 FLT ATTENDANT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL SEATED IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THEN #8 FLT ATTENDANT ALSO SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. THAT'S WHEN I CALLED CAPT AND TOLD HER THAT WE WERE SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. SHE ASKED ME TO GET OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT AND CHK THE GALLEY TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE THE SOURCE. WHEN I CALLED BACK, I TOLD HER THAT I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND THAT THE SMELL WASN'T AS STRONG. AT THAT TIME CAPT SAID SHE COULD SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT WE WERE RETURNING BACK TO LAX.

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.