Flight attendant report, B727, electrical fire smell, return to mia, maintenance action.

Attributes
ACN	435691
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
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 : 7.5 flight attendant time total : 7.5 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	735691
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, a smell similar to that of a burn resistor or electronics was strong in the front of zone a. No smoke was seen. The smell was strongest in the front galley and front lavatory. (I never entered the cockpit.) we returned to mia within mins. As the smell had dissipated somewhat and there was no visible smoke, we exited normally through the jetbridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B727, ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL, RETURN TO MIA, MAINT ACTION.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, A SMELL SIMILAR TO THAT OF A BURN RESISTOR OR ELECTRONICS WAS STRONG IN THE FRONT OF ZONE A. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST IN THE FRONT GALLEY AND FRONT LAVATORY. (I NEVER ENTERED THE COCKPIT.) WE RETURNED TO MIA WITHIN MINS. AS THE SMELL HAD DISSIPATED SOMEWHAT AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE, WE EXITED NORMALLY THROUGH THE JETBRIDGE.

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.