Narrative:

Approximately 15-20 mins after takeoff, there were 2 chimes. I answered the #1 flight attendant phone and flight attendant #2 answered her phone, but neither one was calling the other, so it was the cockpit, though we could not communicate with them (this happens often on the F100), so I went into the cockpit. The pilots had oxygen masks on, and the captain informed me 'there is smoke in the cockpit, we'll be landing in 15 mins at dfw, no emergency evacuate/evacuation necessary, stow all service items and carts, I'll be making a PA shortly to the passenger.' about 1-2 mins later (so it seemed), I went back into the cockpit and informed the captain that flight attendant #2 told me there was a strong electrical smell in the aft cabin. He said, 'ok I'll make my PA momentarily.' when he did make his PA, he informed the passenger what was happening and that now we'd be landing at iah and that we would be landing in 15 mins. He chimed twice again and again, because the PA phone doesn't let us communicate always with the cockpit. I went up front, and again, he told me no evacuate/evacuation was necessary. We landed without any problems, got to the gate where passenger deplaned. FYI, later the captain informed us, when we were discussing the incident, that the captain said he chimed us 3 times instead of 2 times.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, F100, AUS-ORD, SMOKE IN COCKPIT, ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN CABIN. DIVERT TO IAH FOR MAINT.

Narrative: APPROX 15-20 MINS AFTER TKOF, THERE WERE 2 CHIMES. I ANSWERED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT PHONE AND FLT ATTENDANT #2 ANSWERED HER PHONE, BUT NEITHER ONE WAS CALLING THE OTHER, SO IT WAS THE COCKPIT, THOUGH WE COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THEM (THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ON THE F100), SO I WENT INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PLTS HAD OXYGEN MASKS ON, AND THE CAPT INFORMED ME 'THERE IS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, WE'LL BE LNDG IN 15 MINS AT DFW, NO EMER EVAC NECESSARY, STOW ALL SVC ITEMS AND CARTS, I'LL BE MAKING A PA SHORTLY TO THE PAX.' ABOUT 1-2 MINS LATER (SO IT SEEMED), I WENT BACK INTO THE COCKPIT AND INFORMED THE CAPT THAT FLT ATTENDANT #2 TOLD ME THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN. HE SAID, 'OK I'LL MAKE MY PA MOMENTARILY.' WHEN HE DID MAKE HIS PA, HE INFORMED THE PAX WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THAT NOW WE'D BE LNDG AT IAH AND THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN 15 MINS. HE CHIMED TWICE AGAIN AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THE PA PHONE DOESN'T LET US COMMUNICATE ALWAYS WITH THE COCKPIT. I WENT UP FRONT, AND AGAIN, HE TOLD ME NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS, GOT TO THE GATE WHERE PAX DEPLANED. FYI, LATER THE CAPT INFORMED US, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT, THAT THE CAPT SAID HE CHIMED US 3 TIMES INSTEAD OF 2 TIMES.

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.