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Multiple cabin attendant report, B767, lax-mia. Passenger saw smoke coming from left wing. Floor area next to wing was very hot. Returned to lax for normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Fog other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial 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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 467223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 467220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab#1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff, passenger in the coach cabin, on the left hand side, began pointing at the left wing. They apparently shouted for the nearest flight attendant #3. At the same time, we flight attendants in the back smelled a very strong odor, similar to burning plastic (I've smelled something similar to this on others, but it never lasted this long, 5-10 mins). I called the cockpit to report the smell while another flight attendant was already talking to the cockpit, reporting that the passenger saw smoke coming from the left wing. The captain told us to monitor situation and report back to him in 2 mins. No flight attendant saw smoke, but the cabin floor appeared hot to all in that area. We landed back in lax without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767, LAX-MIA. PAX SAW SMOKE COMING FROM L WING. FLOOR AREA NEXT TO WING WAS VERY HOT. RETURNED TO LAX FOR NORMAL LNDG.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, PAX IN THE COACH CABIN, ON THE L HAND SIDE, BEGAN POINTING AT THE L WING. THEY APPARENTLY SHOUTED FOR THE NEAREST FLT ATTENDANT #3. AT THE SAME TIME, WE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR, SIMILAR TO BURNING PLASTIC (I'VE SMELLED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ON OTHERS, BUT IT NEVER LASTED THIS LONG, 5-10 MINS). I CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT THE SMELL WHILE ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WAS ALREADY TALKING TO THE COCKPIT, RPTING THAT THE PAX SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE L WING. THE CAPT TOLD US TO MONITOR SIT AND RPT BACK TO HIM IN 2 MINS. NO FLT ATTENDANT SAW SMOKE, BUT THE CABIN FLOOR APPEARED HOT TO ALL IN THAT AREA. WE LANDED BACK IN LAX WITHOUT 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.