A319 airbus crew reports fumes in cabin during climb.

Attributes
ACN	718864
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	718864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

First flight attendant called the cockpit at 5000 ft on climb out to say he had an electrical burning smell in the cabin. In summary; the flight attendants called a few times with reports of intermittent odor and sometimes even mist; however; I could not get them to confirm any of the 'reports' as they were being relayed via the back to the first flight attendant. I was looking for 'any' confirmation in order to return to ZZZ1. Instead; I was getting calls that 'the passengers in the middle of the cabin are really worried; etc. (Useless information.)' I sent the first officer back and he reported nothing unusual. In hindsight; I feel the flight attendants were predisposed to imagine something because of an electrical problem on their control panel repaired before takeoff; and the three guys fed off their own excitement. I had the fire department meet the plane at the gate in ZZZ2; deplaned normally; and had them inspect it. All they found using their sensor was a hot oven in the back and some smell out of the 'clean' oven.718864 syn

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 AIRBUS CREW RPTS FUMES IN CABIN DURING CLB.

Narrative: FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AT 5000 FT ON CLBOUT TO SAY HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. IN SUMMARY; THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED A FEW TIMES WITH REPORTS OF INTERMITTENT ODOR AND SOMETIMES EVEN MIST; HOWEVER; I COULD NOT GET THEM TO CONFIRM ANY OF THE 'REPORTS' AS THEY WERE BEING RELAYED VIA THE BACK TO THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT. I WAS LOOKING FOR 'ANY' CONFIRMATION IN ORDER TO RETURN TO ZZZ1. INSTEAD; I WAS GETTING CALLS THAT 'THE PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CABIN ARE REALLY WORRIED; ETC. (USELESS INFO.)' I SENT THE FO BACK AND HE REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL. IN HINDSIGHT; I FEEL THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE PREDISPOSED TO IMAGINE SOMETHING BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THEIR CONTROL PANEL REPAIRED BEFORE TAKEOFF; AND THE THREE GUYS FED OFF THEIR OWN EXCITEMENT. I HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MEET THE PLANE AT THE GATE IN ZZZ2; DEPLANED NORMALLY; AND HAD THEM INSPECT IT. ALL THEY FOUND USING THEIR SENSOR WAS A HOT OVEN IN THE BACK AND SOME SMELL OUT OF THE 'CLEAN' OVEN.718864 SYN

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.