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A B727-200 at cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to electrical burning smell and warm sidewall at row xx caused by a trim air valve failed open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 385375 |
| 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 other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise the flight attendants reported electrical fumes in vicinity of row xx. So inspected area and confirmed the smell. A passenger sent a written note to the cockpit also reporting an electrical type smell and also abnormally warm wall of airplane. I made the decision to declare an emergency and divert into orlando which was directly below us. Divert was routine and all emergency services were standing by when we landed. The smells went away during our descent. After landing we taxied to the gate accompanied by fire fighting equipment who confirmed no smoke/fire on exterior. At the gate all passenger deplaned using the jetway. Maintenance removed several wall panels and noted a trim air valve was stuck open, porting warm/hot air inside cabin wall. No damage was noted and we continued on to our destination of atlanta.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 AT CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND WARM SIDEWALL AT ROW XX CAUSED BY A TRIM AIR VALVE FAILED OPEN.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN VICINITY OF ROW XX. SO INSPECTED AREA AND CONFIRMED THE SMELL. A PAX SENT A WRITTEN NOTE TO THE COCKPIT ALSO RPTING AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL AND ALSO ABNORMALLY WARM WALL OF AIRPLANE. I MADE THE DECISION TO DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERT INTO ORLANDO WHICH WAS DIRECTLY BELOW US. DIVERT WAS ROUTINE AND ALL EMER SVCS WERE STANDING BY WHEN WE LANDED. THE SMELLS WENT AWAY DURING OUR DSCNT. AFTER LNDG WE TAXIED TO THE GATE ACCOMPANIED BY FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP WHO CONFIRMED NO SMOKE/FIRE ON EXTERIOR. AT THE GATE ALL PAX DEPLANED USING THE JETWAY. MAINT REMOVED SEVERAL WALL PANELS AND NOTED A TRIM AIR VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN, PORTING WARM/HOT AIR INSIDE CABIN WALL. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND WE CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST OF ATLANTA.
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.