Electrical fire while airborne.

Attributes
ACN	282510
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	282510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After observing erratic fuel flow gauges a strong electrical odor was smelled in cockpit. Emergency declared and checklist accomplished. Priority handling received and landing accomplished in minimum time. Approaching gate, smoke was detected in aft part of cockpit and forward part of cabin. Passenger deplaned through aft airstairs and jetway exit quickly. Fire department then took control of aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE AIRBORNE.

Narrative: AFTER OBSERVING ERRATIC FUEL FLOW GAUGES A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS SMELLED IN COCKPIT. EMER DECLARED AND CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. PRIORITY HANDLING RECEIVED AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED IN MINIMUM TIME. APCHING GATE, SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN AFT PART OF COCKPIT AND FORWARD PART OF CABIN. PAX DEPLANED THROUGH AFT AIRSTAIRS AND JETWAY EXIT QUICKLY. FIRE DEPT THEN TOOK CTL OF ACFT.

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.