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An MD80 flight attendant reported that she was notified about an electrical problem in the cockpit which caused the captain to return to pdx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p80.tracon |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 6 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 601932 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, captain called on interphone stating there was an electrical problem in cockpit, and we were returning to pdx. He advised us that this would be a normal non-emergency landing (no need to prepare for planned emergency landing). Captain made announcement to passenger stating same. A short time later, captain called back to flight attendants reiterating that he was anticipating normal landing, but said several rescue vehicles would be following aircraft as precautionary measure. Perfect landing by first officer. Passenger remained on aircraft while mechanics were evaluating problem, but were eventually deplaned. Another aircraft ferried in from sjc to replace original equipment. 2 female passenger told me and #4 flight attendant that they thought they smelled a 'burning smell' after takeoff, but #4 flight attendant and I attributed this to fearful situation. #4 flight attendant and I smelled nothing out of the ordinary. I'd like to commend our captain for excellent communication of information as well as our first officer's smooth handling of aircraft!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SHE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL PROB IN THE COCKPIT WHICH CAUSED THE CAPT TO RETURN TO PDX.
Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, CAPT CALLED ON INTERPHONE STATING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROB IN COCKPIT, AND WE WERE RETURNING TO PDX. HE ADVISED US THAT THIS WOULD BE A NORMAL NON-EMER LNDG (NO NEED TO PREPARE FOR PLANNED EMER LNDG). CAPT MADE ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX STATING SAME. A SHORT TIME LATER, CAPT CALLED BACK TO FLT ATTENDANTS REITERATING THAT HE WAS ANTICIPATING NORMAL LNDG, BUT SAID SEVERAL RESCUE VEHICLES WOULD BE FOLLOWING ACFT AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. PERFECT LNDG BY FO. PAX REMAINED ON ACFT WHILE MECHS WERE EVALUATING PROB, BUT WERE EVENTUALLY DEPLANED. ANOTHER ACFT FERRIED IN FROM SJC TO REPLACE ORIGINAL EQUIP. 2 FEMALE PAX TOLD ME AND #4 FLT ATTENDANT THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY SMELLED A 'BURNING SMELL' AFTER TKOF, BUT #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO FEARFUL SIT. #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND I SMELLED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I'D LIKE TO COMMEND OUR CAPT FOR EXCELLENT COM OF INFO AS WELL AS OUR FO'S SMOOTH HANDLING OF ACFT!
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.