DC9 flight crew declares an emergency due to fumes in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	436760
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgf.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	436760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight from dfw to iln. 10 mins after leveling at FL330, we smelled something like airplane glue or adhesives. We were carrying hazmat in B-2 location (accessible). The jump seat crew member went to check the cargo while I descended to FL290 and started to lower the cabin altitude. He returned to the cockpit and said it looked like 2 boxes in the container were wet. We donned our oxygen masks, declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport (springfield, mo). We landed and taxied to remote parking on X taxiway. The crash fire rescue equipment trucks met us there, and the crew departed the aircraft. It was decided to offload the hazmat. When the container was off the aircraft, it was determined that the top box of 2 boxes of toner solvent was leaking down on the bottom. We left the hazmat at sgf and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC DECLARES AN EMER DUE TO FUMES IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: FLT FROM DFW TO ILN. 10 MINS AFTER LEVELING AT FL330, WE SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE AIRPLANE GLUE OR ADHESIVES. WE WERE CARRYING HAZMAT IN B-2 LOCATION (ACCESSIBLE). THE JUMP SEAT CREW MEMBER WENT TO CHK THE CARGO WHILE I DSNDED TO FL290 AND STARTED TO LOWER THE CABIN ALT. HE RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE 2 BOXES IN THE CONTAINER WERE WET. WE DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT (SPRINGFIELD, MO). WE LANDED AND TAXIED TO REMOTE PARKING ON X TXWY. THE CFR TRUCKS MET US THERE, AND THE CREW DEPARTED THE ACFT. IT WAS DECIDED TO OFFLOAD THE HAZMAT. WHEN THE CONTAINER WAS OFF THE ACFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TOP BOX OF 2 BOXES OF TONER SOLVENT WAS LEAKING DOWN ON THE BOTTOM. WE LEFT THE HAZMAT AT SGF AND DEPARTED.

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.