Air carrier flight crew declares emergency when smoke is seen and smelled in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	323859
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mli
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	323859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Saw and smelled electrical smoke. Started emergency descent. Donned oxygen mask, declared emergency, asked for emergency airport closest to our position (headed for moline) 15 mi away. Accomplished emergency checklist and smoke went away. Asked for emergency equipment and kept them informed of our status. Briefed flight attendants that our status was not critical but precautionary now that smoke went away. Landed runway 27 normal landing, had equipment follow us to gate, deplaned normally. Had 5 crew inspect airplane. Nothing found abnormal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC DECLARES EMER WHEN SMOKE IS SEEN AND SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: SAW AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. STARTED EMER DSCNT. DONNED OXYGEN MASK, DECLARED EMER, ASKED FOR EMER ARPT CLOSEST TO OUR POS (HEADED FOR MOLINE) 15 MI AWAY. ACCOMPLISHED EMER CHKLIST AND SMOKE WENT AWAY. ASKED FOR EMER EQUIP AND KEPT THEM INFORMED OF OUR STATUS. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS THAT OUR STATUS WAS NOT CRITICAL BUT PRECAUTIONARY NOW THAT SMOKE WENT AWAY. LANDED RWY 27 NORMAL LNDG, HAD EQUIP FOLLOW US TO GATE, DEPLANED NORMALLY. HAD 5 CREW INSPECT AIRPLANE. NOTHING FOUND ABNORMAL.

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.