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B767-300 returns to departure airport after cabin attendants smell burning odors shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 801365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 801365 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 801370 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At about 5000 ft the purser called to say there was a strong burning smell throughout the cabin; all ovens had been turned off as a precaution. We both smelled it as well. I verified with all 3 flight attendant position the smell and ovens off. No visible smoke; smelled strongly like engine oil to us; purser described as 'electrical smell.' I advised approach that we were returning as an emergency flight; would land overweight and wanted equipment standing by. I advised purser to complete cabin advisory and call when done. We obtained clearance and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT AFTER CABIN ATTENDANTS SMELL BURNING ODORS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: AT ABOUT 5000 FT THE PURSER CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN; ALL OVENS HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AS A PRECAUTION. WE BOTH SMELLED IT AS WELL. I VERIFIED WITH ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANT POS THE SMELL AND OVENS OFF. NO VISIBLE SMOKE; SMELLED STRONGLY LIKE ENG OIL TO US; PURSER DESCRIBED AS 'ELECTRICAL SMELL.' I ADVISED APCH THAT WE WERE RETURNING AS AN EMER FLT; WOULD LAND OVERWT AND WANTED EQUIP STANDING BY. I ADVISED PURSER TO COMPLETE CABIN ADVISORY AND CALL WHEN DONE. WE OBTAINED CLRNC AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.