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Multiple pilot, cabin attendants reports, B757, sju-ord. Electrical smell, haze in cockpit and cabin. Emergency declared. Return to sju. Emergency fire quip met flight. Flight canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude 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 : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 483364 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 483374 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I smelled an electrical burning smell in the aft galley. After other flight attendants had said they smelled it around first class and mid aircraft. The smell got stronger and as I was looking toward first class, I saw a haze that appeared to be light smoke. Flight attendant #2 was on the interphone with the captain and I picked up the phone and said I saw the smoke. The captain reported to the passenger that we would be returning to san juan. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary. The captain advised the flight attendants to have extinguishers ready. We landed without incident. The flight was canceled. Supplemental information from acn 483374: we had an air abort for strong electrical fumes in the cabin and cockpit. We downloaded electrical demand and returned to sju. An emergency was declared. Emergency equipment was standing by for the overweight landing. We had a normal approach and landing. The passenger offloaded at the gate. Supplemental information from acn 483397: the odor was gone when we landed. Mechanics found no reason for odor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE PLT, CABIN ATTENDANTS RPTS, B757, SJU-ORD. ELECTRICAL SMELL, HAZE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. EMER DECLARED. RETURN TO SJU. EMER FIRE QUIP MET FLT. FLT CANCELED.
Narrative: I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. AFTER OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS HAD SAID THEY SMELLED IT AROUND FIRST CLASS AND MID ACFT. THE SMELL GOT STRONGER AND AS I WAS LOOKING TOWARD FIRST CLASS, I SAW A HAZE THAT APPEARED TO BE LIGHT SMOKE. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS ON THE INTERPHONE WITH THE CAPT AND I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND SAID I SAW THE SMOKE. THE CAPT RPTED TO THE PAX THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO SAN JUAN. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. THE CAPT ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO HAVE EXTINGUISHERS READY. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLT WAS CANCELED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 483374: WE HAD AN AIR ABORT FOR STRONG ELECTRICAL FUMES IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. WE DOWNLOADED ELECTRICAL DEMAND AND RETURNED TO SJU. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY FOR THE OVERWT LNDG. WE HAD A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. THE PAX OFFLOADED AT THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 483397: THE ODOR WAS GONE WHEN WE LANDED. MECHS FOUND NO REASON FOR ODOR.
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.