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Electrical smell in cabin causes diversion which results in windshear induced diversion to yet another airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 31 flight attendant time total : 31 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 668664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
15-25 mins after takeoff; a strong electrical smell was in the main cabin. After checking overhead bins; no source was found (overhead lights were not on). Captain diverted to ZZZ1 for a landing which was aborted due to windshear. Upon the abort; the electrical odor became much more intense (passenger were covering their faces) and we landed in ZZZ2. Our mechanics removed black box. Aircraft removed from service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN CAUSES DIVERSION WHICH RESULTS IN WINDSHEAR INDUCED DIVERSION TO YET ANOTHER ARPT.
Narrative: 15-25 MINS AFTER TKOF; A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS IN THE MAIN CABIN. AFTER CHKING OVERHEAD BINS; NO SOURCE WAS FOUND (OVERHEAD LIGHTS WERE NOT ON). CAPT DIVERTED TO ZZZ1 FOR A LNDG WHICH WAS ABORTED DUE TO WINDSHEAR. UPON THE ABORT; THE ELECTRICAL ODOR BECAME MUCH MORE INTENSE (PAX WERE COVERING THEIR FACES) AND WE LANDED IN ZZZ2. OUR MECHS REMOVED BLACK BOX. ACFT REMOVED FROM SVC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.