Cabin attendant report, S80, san-dfw, on taxi and takeoff, electrical burning smell. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	456056
Time
Date	199911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : san.tower
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : pushback ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.1 flight attendant time total : 0.1 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	456056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

When flight crew boarded, the panels (electrical) in the overhead bins (approximately 12) were down. They were working on lighting ceiling. We boarded when maintenance said we were good to go. I shut the lights off during taxi. At roll for takeoff, the flight attendant in rear of aircraft smelled an electrically burning smell. I smelled it immediately after takeoff, and during climb. The passenger also smelled it. We landed and it still smelled, even on the ground, but was lessening. Electrically burning is my only idea.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, SAN-DFW, ON TAXI AND TKOF, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: WHEN FLC BOARDED, THE PANELS (ELECTRICAL) IN THE OVERHEAD BINS (APPROX 12) WERE DOWN. THEY WERE WORKING ON LIGHTING CEILING. WE BOARDED WHEN MAINT SAID WE WERE GOOD TO GO. I SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF DURING TAXI. AT ROLL FOR TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANT IN REAR OF ACFT SMELLED AN ELECTRICALLY BURNING SMELL. I SMELLED IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, AND DURING CLB. THE PAX ALSO SMELLED IT. WE LANDED AND IT STILL SMELLED, EVEN ON THE GND, BUT WAS LESSENING. ELECTRICALLY BURNING IS MY ONLY IDEA.

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.