Cabin attendant report, B737, ord-tul. On climb out, there was an electrical burning smell in the cockpit. Captain asked cabin attendant to prepare cabin for a planned emergency landing at ord. Upset passenger.

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Attributes
ACN	482573
Time
Date	200007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude landing other ground : parked
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 : 5 flight attendant time total : 5 flight attendant time type : 15
ASRS Report	482573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The captain rang 3 chimes, so the #1 flight attendant went into the cockpit. The captain advised her that there was an electrical burning smell in the cockpit and that we would be returning to ord and to get ready for a planned emergency landing. We told the other flight attendants and began preparing the cabin. We made it pretty much through the whole checklist, except the briefing of the individual assistants. We landed without incident. Some of the passenger were upset, but seemed to calm down by the time we reached the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B737, ORD-TUL. ON CLBOUT, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. CAPT ASKED CABIN ATTENDANT TO PREPARE CABIN FOR A PLANNED EMER LNDG AT ORD. UPSET PAX.

Narrative: THE CAPT RANG 3 CHIMES, SO THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT INTO THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO ORD AND TO GET READY FOR A PLANNED EMER LNDG. WE TOLD THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AND BEGAN PREPARING THE CABIN. WE MADE IT PRETTY MUCH THROUGH THE WHOLE CHKLIST, EXCEPT THE BRIEFING OF THE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANTS. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOME OF THE PAX WERE UPSET, BUT SEEMED TO CALM DOWN BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE GATE.

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.