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Flight attendant report, MD80, ord-lga, burning metal smell on takeoff, return to ord in emergency condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower tower : jfk.tower |
| 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 | 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 10.5 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 437070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : number 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Right after takeoff the #2 flight attendant called me and asked if I smelled something. I said I did, and we checked out the galley (nothing was on), checked the lavatories and everything was fine in lavatories. We both decided that the smell was out of the ordinary, so the #2 flight attendant called the captain and described the problem to him. We felt that it smelled like burning metal. We did not see smoke or fire and the smell only seemed to be from the G-3 jump seat and back, (aft). The captain said that there didn't seem to be anything showing in the cockpit that was wrong, but he was going to return to ord (chicago). This all occurred immediately after takeoff and after a short time the smell seem to dissipate. All flight attendants (4) got together and just went over evacuate/evacuation procedures. The captain did not ask us to do a planned emergency, he just said that after landing, if we needed to evacuate/evacuation, he would use 'easy victor,' 'easy victor,' or turn the emergency lights on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, ORD-LGA, BURNING METAL SMELL ON TKOF, RETURN TO ORD IN EMER CONDITION.
Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I SMELLED SOMETHING. I SAID I DID, AND WE CHKED OUT THE GALLEY (NOTHING WAS ON), CHKED THE LAVATORIES AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE IN LAVATORIES. WE BOTH DECIDED THAT THE SMELL WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SO THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE CAPT AND DESCRIBED THE PROB TO HIM. WE FELT THAT IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING METAL. WE DID NOT SEE SMOKE OR FIRE AND THE SMELL ONLY SEEMED TO BE FROM THE G-3 JUMP SEAT AND BACK, (AFT). THE CAPT SAID THAT THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING SHOWING IN THE COCKPIT THAT WAS WRONG, BUT HE WAS GOING TO RETURN TO ORD (CHICAGO). THIS ALL OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AND AFTER A SHORT TIME THE SMELL SEEM TO DISSIPATE. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS (4) GOT TOGETHER AND JUST WENT OVER EVAC PROCS. THE CAPT DID NOT ASK US TO DO A PLANNED EMER, HE JUST SAID THAT AFTER LNDG, IF WE NEEDED TO EVAC, HE WOULD USE 'EASY VICTOR,' 'EASY VICTOR,' OR TURN THE EMER LIGHTS ON.
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.