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B737 flight attendant reported a loud bang below the aft galley and the presence of a strong sulfur smell.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 622388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through 23000 ft, flight attendant reported a very loud bang and vibration coming from beneath the aft galley floor. Shortly thereafter, it was reported that there was a strong smell of sulfur in the aft cabin. Declared emergency, called company operations and returned to ewr for an overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A LOUD BANG BELOW THE AFT GALLEY AND THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG SULFUR SMELL.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 23000 FT, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A VERY LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION COMING FROM BENEATH THE AFT GALLEY FLOOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT WAS RPTED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR IN THE AFT CABIN. DECLARED EMER, CALLED COMPANY OPS AND RETURNED TO EWR FOR AN OVERWT LNDG.
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.