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Cabin attendant report, B757, bwi-sju. Electrical burning smell detected by cockpit and cabin attendant, simultaneously. Divert to jfk. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 472397 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab #1 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The pilots did a fabulous job with their decision to divert to jfk and informing the passenger. We had just started our breakfast service and flight attendant #2 and I smelled an electrical smell. I went up to inform the cockpit, just as they were calling the #1 flight attendant to say they smelled it, too. They chose to shut off all electrical and the smell went away! We then went to jfk to have it checked out. Passenger were fine, most thanked us for being safe! (Of course, there is always those few that are upset.) the landing was uneventful and we proceeded to the gate. The aircraft was taken OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, BWI-SJU. ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL DETECTED BY COCKPIT AND CABIN ATTENDANT, SIMULTANEOUSLY. DIVERT TO JFK. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: THE PLTS DID A FABULOUS JOB WITH THEIR DECISION TO DIVERT TO JFK AND INFORMING THE PAX. WE HAD JUST STARTED OUR BREAKFAST SVC AND FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. I WENT UP TO INFORM THE COCKPIT, JUST AS THEY WERE CALLING THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO SAY THEY SMELLED IT, TOO. THEY CHOSE TO SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY! WE THEN WENT TO JFK TO HAVE IT CHKED OUT. PAX WERE FINE, MOST THANKED US FOR BEING SAFE! (OF COURSE, THERE IS ALWAYS THOSE FEW THAT ARE UPSET.) THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS.
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.