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Electrical burn odor reported by flight attendant. Flight crew also noticed odor, donned smoke masks, made descent and emergency landing at nearest airport, jan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164501 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 164501 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL280, F/a reported by interphone of an electrical odor in the cabin. At that time the first officer also noticed it. I turned off the galley power immediately and set jan VOR frequency to determine my location. At this time I took control of the aircraft, declared an emergency, my intention to land at jan and started down. The first officer and I donned our O2 masks and initiated the smoke identify/removal checklist. On the descent, after expeditious handling by ZME and jan approach, we landed uneventfully on runway 33L. Since no smoke or fire was reported to the cockpit we taxied to the gate to deplane. Lesson learned: brief the 'who talks to whom' beforehand. By using O2 masks, we had to depend on cockpit speakers: first officer talking to F/a on interphone while running the emergency checklist. I flew and talked to center/approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL BURN ODOR REPORTED BY FA. FLT CREW ALSO NOTICED ODOR, DONNED SMOKE MASKS, MADE DESCENT AND EMERGENCY LNDG AT NEAREST ARPT, JAN.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL280, F/A RPTED BY INTERPHONE OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN. AT THAT TIME THE F/O ALSO NOTICED IT. I TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR IMMEDIATELY AND SET JAN VOR FREQ TO DETERMINE MY LOCATION. AT THIS TIME I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, DECLARED AN EMER, MY INTENTION TO LAND AT JAN AND STARTED DOWN. THE F/O AND I DONNED OUR O2 MASKS AND INITIATED THE SMOKE IDENT/REMOVAL CHKLIST. ON THE DSNT, AFTER EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING BY ZME AND JAN APCH, WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 33L. SINCE NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS RPTED TO THE COCKPIT WE TAXIED TO THE GATE TO DEPLANE. LESSON LEARNED: BRIEF THE 'WHO TALKS TO WHOM' BEFOREHAND. BY USING O2 MASKS, WE HAD TO DEPEND ON COCKPIT SPEAKERS: F/O TALKING TO F/A ON INTERPHONE WHILE RUNNING THE EMER CHKLIST. I FLEW AND TALKED TO CENTER/APCH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.