Flight attendant report, S80, dfw-atl, electrical fumes, divert to bhm, no problem found.

Attributes
ACN	441645
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
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 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	441645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Midway into flight, a passenger in mid cabin reported smelling an electrical smell to the main cabin flight attendants. All the flight attendants verified we did smell something and reported it to the captain. The first officer came back and also smelled a burning smell. Cockpit made the decision to land. Nothing was found and we continued with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-ATL, ELECTRICAL FUMES, DIVERT TO BHM, NO PROB FOUND.

Narrative: MIDWAY INTO FLT, A PAX IN MID CABIN RPTED SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL TO THE MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS. ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS VERIFIED WE DID SMELL SOMETHING AND RPTED IT TO THE CAPT. THE FO CAME BACK AND ALSO SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. COCKPIT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND. NOTHING WAS FOUND AND WE CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.