A B757-200 flight attendant reported to the captain that a burning electrical smell had been detecte...

Attributes
ACN	587297
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 5 flight attendant time total : 5 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	587297
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 2 1/2 hours after takeoff from lgb, a flight attendant noticed a sulfur-like smell coming from the front of the coach cabin around the 2L and 2R areas. The smell was a burning, electrical smell which became stronger near the ceiling of the aircraft. Several passenger also noticed the smell. The captain flushed the cabin by raising the cabin altitude to 10000 ft. The smell then moved to the middle of the airplane. A couple of the flight attendants working in the main cabin tried to locate the source of the smell, but could not. We advised the captain of the burning smell, and he decided to land. No passenger were injured, ill, or harmed during the emergency landing. After we arrived in den, the passenger were asked to leave their carry-on items/luggage on board. The women were allowed to take their purses. After the passenger and crew deplaned (via jetbridge) maintenance came aboard the aircraft, but were not able to find anything wrong or unusual about the airplane. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED TO THE CAPT THAT A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL HAD BEEN DETECTED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CAPT DIVERTED TO DEN.

Narrative: ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS AFTER TKOF FROM LGB, A FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED A SULFUR-LIKE SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE COACH CABIN AROUND THE 2L AND 2R AREAS. THE SMELL WAS A BURNING, ELECTRICAL SMELL WHICH BECAME STRONGER NEAR THE CEILING OF THE ACFT. SEVERAL PAX ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL. THE CAPT FLUSHED THE CABIN BY RAISING THE CABIN ALT TO 10000 FT. THE SMELL THEN MOVED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRPLANE. A COUPLE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WORKING IN THE MAIN CABIN TRIED TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, BUT COULD NOT. WE ADVISED THE CAPT OF THE BURNING SMELL, AND HE DECIDED TO LAND. NO PAX WERE INJURED, ILL, OR HARMED DURING THE EMER LNDG. AFTER WE ARRIVED IN DEN, THE PAX WERE ASKED TO LEAVE THEIR CARRY-ON ITEMS/LUGGAGE ON BOARD. THE WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO TAKE THEIR PURSES. AFTER THE PAX AND CREW DEPLANED (VIA JETBRIDGE) MAINT CAME ABOARD THE ACFT, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR UNUSUAL ABOUT THE AIRPLANE. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY.

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.

A B757-200 flight attendant reported to the captain that a burning electrical smell had been detected. After troubleshooting, the captain diverted to den.