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A B767-300 flight attendant reported a strong smell to the captain during pushback from sfo. 45 mins into the flight, the captain returned to sfo to have the problem taken care of.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc tower : sfo.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 632355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During pushback, I smelled a strong electrical burning odor coming from the aft galley. I notified the #3 flight attendant in the back with me who immediately contacted the cockpit. The captain was kept informed of the problem during the flight. The electrical burning odor was coming from the #5 and #6 coffee makers. We suggested to the cockpit to pop the circuit breakers for the coffee makers. The captain authority/authorized us to pull the circuit breakers. We constantly monitored the coffee makers as one particularly had a strong odor coming from it. The flight returned back to sfo. Mechanics met the flight and removed the coffee maker and resolved the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A STRONG SMELL TO THE CAPT DURING PUSHBACK FROM SFO. 45 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE CAPT RETURNED TO SFO TO HAVE THE PROB TAKEN CARE OF.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, I SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY. I NOTIFIED THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT IN THE BACK WITH ME WHO IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT WAS KEPT INFORMED OF THE PROB DURING THE FLT. THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE #5 AND #6 COFFEE MAKERS. WE SUGGESTED TO THE COCKPIT TO POP THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE COFFEE MAKERS. THE CAPT AUTH US TO PULL THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. WE CONSTANTLY MONITORED THE COFFEE MAKERS AS ONE PARTICULARLY HAD A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM IT. THE FLT RETURNED BACK TO SFO. MECHS MET THE FLT AND REMOVED THE COFFEE MAKER AND RESOLVED THE PROB.
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.