Aircraft equipment problem on air carrier light transport mandates a precautionary landing after diversion to alternate airport.

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Attributes
ACN	219946
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esf
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tower : esf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 23000
ASRS Report	219946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During cruise flight strong electrical smell noticed. Unable to locate source. Requested clearance to esler field which we had just passed over. Requested esf have fire equipment standby and made an uneventful precautionary landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM ON ACR LTT MANDATES A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AFTER DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTICED. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE. REQUESTED CLRNC TO ESLER FIELD WHICH WE HAD JUST PASSED OVER. REQUESTED ESF HAVE FIRE EQUIP STANDBY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.

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.