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An MD88 PIC is mandated to return land when the lead flight attendant reports an electrical odor in the cabin just after takeoff from gso, nc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gso.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 470574 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab.3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 1 min after takeoff, flight attendant in charge contacted me stating that the flight attendants all smelled an unknown odor similar to electrical burning. I made decision to return to gso, declared an emergency, and landed on runway 23. I stopped straight ahead and, after conferring with the fire commander to confirm no fire, returned to gate and deplaned the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 PIC IS MANDATED TO RETURN LAND WHEN THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTS AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN JUST AFTER TKOF FROM GSO, NC.
Narrative: APPROX 1 MIN AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE CONTACTED ME STATING THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS ALL SMELLED AN UNKNOWN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL BURNING. I MADE DECISION TO RETURN TO GSO, DECLARED AN EMER, AND LANDED ON RWY 23. I STOPPED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND, AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE FIRE COMMANDER TO CONFIRM NO FIRE, RETURNED TO GATE AND DEPLANED THE PAX.
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.