A B-757 captain reported that he returned to land at mia after the flight attendant reported a burni...

Attributes
ACN	587861
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	587861
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendant in mid cabin reported smelling a burning odor just after takeoff. She confirmed the smell with other crewmembers. She called me at about 500 ft AGL after takeoff. We declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing. Airborne time was 10 mins. We ran the fire/smoke in cabin checklist. When the checklist was complete, the smell had gone away. With the smell gone after landing, we returned to the gate. Deadheading B767 cockpit crew confirmed the smell as possibly electric. Only deviation was 240 KTS on downwind. No other traffic in pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B-757 CAPT RPTED THAT HE RETURNED TO LAND AT MIA AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT IN MID CABIN RPTED SMELLING A BURNING ODOR JUST AFTER TKOF. SHE CONFIRMED THE SMELL WITH OTHER CREWMEMBERS. SHE CALLED ME AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL AFTER TKOF. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. AIRBORNE TIME WAS 10 MINS. WE RAN THE FIRE/SMOKE IN CABIN CHKLIST. WHEN THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETE, THE SMELL HAD GONE AWAY. WITH THE SMELL GONE AFTER LNDG, WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. DEADHEADING B767 COCKPIT CREW CONFIRMED THE SMELL AS POSSIBLY ELECTRIC. ONLY DEV WAS 240 KTS ON DOWNWIND. NO OTHER TFC IN PATTERN.

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 B-757 captain reported that he returned to land at mia after the flight attendant reported a burning odor in the cabin.