 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B757 cabin crew reports of electrical burning smell en route. Fumes contained and flight continued without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703607 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 703607 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 3 hours into our flight; the cabin began to smell of electrical burning. It was very strong in the cockpit. Our pilots did an excellent job in handling the situation. They made a PA to inform passenger that we might have to land in ord if the smell continued. They ran through their checklists; which meant that all of our power was turned off and the electrical smell went away. They decided it was safe; so we continued to fly to boston. The last hour of our flight was in total darkness; but we used our flashlights. We all agreed that it was more than likely the power ports that caused the smell.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CABIN CREW RPTS OF ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL ENRTE. FUMES CONTAINED AND FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: APPROX 3 HRS INTO OUR FLT; THE CABIN BEGAN TO SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. IT WAS VERY STRONG IN THE COCKPIT. OUR PLTS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HANDLING THE SITUATION. THEY MADE A PA TO INFORM PAX THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO LAND IN ORD IF THE SMELL CONTINUED. THEY RAN THROUGH THEIR CHKLISTS; WHICH MEANT THAT ALL OF OUR PWR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL SMELL WENT AWAY. THEY DECIDED IT WAS SAFE; SO WE CONTINUED TO FLY TO BOSTON. THE LAST HR OF OUR FLT WAS IN TOTAL DARKNESS; BUT WE USED OUR FLASHLIGHTS. WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE PWR PORTS THAT CAUSED THE SMELL.
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.