An MD80 flight attendant reports a burnt toast smell; eye irritation and headaches in the aft cabin ...

Attributes
ACN	780334
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
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	climbout : takeoff
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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	780334
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On rotation (takeoff); a strong burning smell in tail cone area where I was sitting. It smelled like someone was burning toast; but stronger. Called captain on takeoff and advised him of the strong smells in back of aircraft. He called back within 1 min and advised that we were turning around and landing back at ZZZ. There was no smoke in cabin that I saw. Crew and passenger were complaining of burning eyes and headaches. Landed aircraft heavy and fireman walked around aircraft looking for 'hot spots' and then we went back to gate. Fireman came on board to look inside tail cone for any 'hot spots.' passenger deplaned at jet bridge after fireman got off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FA REPORTS A BURNT TOAST SMELL; EYE IRRITATION AND HEADACHES IN THE AFT CABIN AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON ROTATION (TKOF); A STRONG BURNING SMELL IN TAIL CONE AREA WHERE I WAS SITTING. IT SMELLED LIKE SOMEONE WAS BURNING TOAST; BUT STRONGER. CALLED CAPT ON TKOF AND ADVISED HIM OF THE STRONG SMELLS IN BACK OF ACFT. HE CALLED BACK WITHIN 1 MIN AND ADVISED THAT WE WERE TURNING AROUND AND LNDG BACK AT ZZZ. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN CABIN THAT I SAW. CREW AND PAX WERE COMPLAINING OF BURNING EYES AND HEADACHES. LANDED ACFT HVY AND FIREMAN WALKED AROUND ACFT LOOKING FOR 'HOT SPOTS' AND THEN WE WENT BACK TO GATE. FIREMAN CAME ON BOARD TO LOOK INSIDE TAIL CONE FOR ANY 'HOT SPOTS.' PAX DEPLANED AT JET BRIDGE AFTER FIREMAN GOT OFF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

An MD80 flight attendant reports a burnt toast smell; eye irritation and headaches in the aft cabin after takeoff.