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A B757 cabin crew, during initial climb departing tjsj, noticed a burning smell near the galley. A return to tjsj was initiated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 551367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 551367 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : fa - 5/6 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendants #5 and #3 were in their designated jump seats and noticed a burning smell. I got up and smelled the area then reported it to the cockpit. We went back to the sju airport and the mechanics took the coffee maker out since the flight attendants realized that the overhead bin above the coffee makers in the G3 galley were extremely hot. They found a burned wire behind the unit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CABIN CREW, DURING INITIAL CLB DEPARTING TJSJ, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL NEAR THE GALLEY. A RETURN TO TJSJ WAS INITIATED.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS #5 AND #3 WERE IN THEIR DESIGNATED JUMP SEATS AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I GOT UP AND SMELLED THE AREA THEN RPTED IT TO THE COCKPIT. WE WENT BACK TO THE SJU ARPT AND THE MECHS TOOK THE COFFEE MAKER OUT SINCE THE FLT ATTENDANTS REALIZED THAT THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE THE COFFEE MAKERS IN THE G3 GALLEY WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THEY FOUND A BURNED WIRE BEHIND THE UNIT.
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.