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A B767-300 immediately after takeoff declared an emergency and diverted due to strong electrical odor throughout cabin. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547505 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 547505 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 546816 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff we noticed a very strong electrical smell in the cabin. All passenger were holding their noses. I called the cockpit -- other cabin flight attendants were also talking to our first officer. We had no smoke and could not tell where the odor originated. It was very strong and did not dissipate. The captain made a PA and we returned to ZZZ without incident. The fire department came on board to check for 'hot spots' but found none. The aircraft went OTS and we returned to jfk on another B767-300. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the odor was everywhere in the cabin but there was no smoke and nothing hanging in the air. The reporter said the smell was like an overheated iron cord burning up. The reporter stated the flight crew declared an emergency and went back to ZZZ. The reporter said no cause has been released by maintenance nor is any expected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. ALL PAX WERE HOLDING THEIR NOSES. I CALLED THE COCKPIT -- OTHER CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ALSO TALKING TO OUR FO. WE HAD NO SMOKE AND COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE ODOR ORIGINATED. IT WAS VERY STRONG AND DID NOT DISSIPATE. THE CAPT MADE A PA AND WE RETURNED TO ZZZ WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPT CAME ON BOARD TO CHK FOR 'HOT SPOTS' BUT FOUND NONE. THE ACFT WENT OTS AND WE RETURNED TO JFK ON ANOTHER B767-300. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ODOR WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE CABIN BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE AND NOTHING HANGING IN THE AIR. THE RPTR SAID THE SMELL WAS LIKE AN OVERHEATED IRON CORD BURNING UP. THE RPTR STATED THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND WENT BACK TO ZZZ. THE RPTR SAID NO CAUSE HAS BEEN RELEASED BY MAINT NOR IS ANY EXPECTED.
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.