<< >> NASA ASRS Report 619070, May 2004

A B757-200 on takeoff cabin attendants report electrical type odor concentrated at door 2L and 2R. Flight diverted. Reported on previous flight.

Attributes
ACN	619070
Time
Date	200405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	619070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	619071
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff, flight attendants reported electrical type odor concentrated in 2L/2R door area. Same problem had been written up on previous flight, investigated and cleared by maintenance. We elected to continue the departure and cabin crew reported that the smell dissipated within 5 seconds. We consulted with dispatch and maintenance coordinator and elected to continue sbound, but divert to ZZZ1 as opposed to landing at ZZZ2. QRH was consulted and smoke/fumes removal procedure was accomplished as a precaution. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the flight crew did not experience the odor but it was noted only by the cabin attendants. The reporter said the maintenance action data taken at the diversion station was not given to the flight crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON TKOF CABIN ATTENDANTS RPT ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR CONCENTRATED AT DOOR 2L AND 2R. FLT DIVERTED. RPTED ON PREVIOUS FLT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR CONCENTRATED IN 2L/2R DOOR AREA. SAME PROB HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP ON PREVIOUS FLT, INVESTIGATED AND CLRED BY MAINT. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE DEP AND CABIN CREW RPTED THAT THE SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN 5 SECONDS. WE CONSULTED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT COORDINATOR AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE SBOUND, BUT DIVERT TO ZZZ1 AS OPPOSED TO LNDG AT ZZZ2. QRH WAS CONSULTED AND SMOKE/FUMES REMOVAL PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS A PRECAUTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FLT CREW DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE ODOR BUT IT WAS NOTED ONLY BY THE CABIN ATTENDANTS. THE RPTR SAID THE MAINT ACTION DATA TAKEN AT THE DIVERSION STATION WAS NOT GIVEN TO THE FLT CREW.

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.