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An MD88 flight crew received a flight attendant report of burning electrical odor in the cabin and returned for an emergency landing at atl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 441646 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, mid cabin flight attendant called with a burning electrical smell in the mid to aft cabin. No smoke present. No odor was noted in the cockpit. The captain elected to return to atl. After declaring an emergency, performing necessary checklists, a descent to a short final approach and uneventful landing were accomplished. Crash fire rescue equipment crews visually inspected the aircraft exterior. Nothing unusual was observed. Furthermore at no time was there any smoke/fumes noted in the cockpit. All indications in the cabin had ceased on our descent to final. The cockpit crew kept oxygen masks readily available (in our laps) but elected not to don them so as to keep communication expeditious between: cabin to cockpit, intracockpit, aircraft to ATC. The dynamics of the environment affirmed our choice, but in hindsight, the more prudent action would have been to don oxygen masks and goggles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLC RECEIVED A FLT ATTENDANT RPT OF BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND RETURNED FOR AN EMER LNDG AT ATL.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, MID CABIN FLT ATTENDANT CALLED WITH A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE MID TO AFT CABIN. NO SMOKE PRESENT. NO ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ATL. AFTER DECLARING AN EMER, PERFORMING NECESSARY CHKLISTS, A DSCNT TO A SHORT FINAL APCH AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED. CFR CREWS VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ACFT EXTERIOR. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS OBSERVED. FURTHERMORE AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY SMOKE/FUMES NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. ALL INDICATIONS IN THE CABIN HAD CEASED ON OUR DSCNT TO FINAL. THE COCKPIT CREW KEPT OXYGEN MASKS READILY AVAILABLE (IN OUR LAPS) BUT ELECTED NOT TO DON THEM SO AS TO KEEP COM EXPEDITIOUS BTWN: CABIN TO COCKPIT, INTRACOCKPIT, ACFT TO ATC. THE DYNAMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AFFIRMED OUR CHOICE, BUT IN HINDSIGHT, THE MORE PRUDENT ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DON OXYGEN MASKS AND GOGGLES.
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.