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Flight attendant reported acrid smell on super 80 10 mins after takeoff, returned to mia as a precaution.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 4.5 flight attendant time total : 5.5 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 432931 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
No narrative provided. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that the reason for making an emergency landing was because the flight attendants reported to the cockpit an acrid smell 10 mins after takeoff from mia. The captain decided to return to mia and check it out. There was no prepared emergency, but just a precautionary procedure. They were at the gate for 20 mins while the mechanics checked it out and then they proceeded on their normal route. She does not know the source of the smell, but suspects it was the air conditioning system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ACRID SMELL ON SUPER 80 10 MINS AFTER TKOF, RETURNED TO MIA AS A PRECAUTION.
Narrative: NO NARRATIVE PROVIDED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THE REASON FOR MAKING AN EMER LNDG WAS BECAUSE THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED TO THE COCKPIT AN ACRID SMELL 10 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM MIA. THE CAPT DECIDED TO RETURN TO MIA AND CHK IT OUT. THERE WAS NO PREPARED EMER, BUT JUST A PRECAUTIONARY PROC. THEY WERE AT THE GATE FOR 20 MINS WHILE THE MECHS CHKED IT OUT AND THEN THEY PROCEEDED ON THEIR NORMAL RTE. SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, BUT SUSPECTS IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS.
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.