B727 crew has smoke in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	455211
Time
Date	199911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	455211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from day, oh, at approximately 14000 ft, we smelled electrical smoke and saw a light wisp of smoke coming from behind the flight engineer panel on the left side. The first officer continued flying the aircraft while the captain requested an immediate descent for landing at cvg or day. ATC complied with a clearance for descent to land at cvg airport. Captain and flight engineer began 'electrical smoke or fire' procedures checklist. There was never any thick smoke, and it seemed to dissipate by landing. Because of the urgency of the situation, and the close proximity of cvg, we were on the ground in less than 10 mins. Emergency equipment and fire department personnel were on hand for the landing, and boarded the aircraft to verify no fire or further smoke. Maintenance personnel later determined that a wire to a fuel boost pump had arched and burned some of the insulation around the wire due to the heat. Supplemental information from acn 455781: the crew donned oxygen masks. Good CRM was employed throughout the situation by all involved, including ATC and rescue personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM DAY, OH, AT APPROX 14000 FT, WE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND SAW A LIGHT WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE FE PANEL ON THE L SIDE. THE FO CONTINUED FLYING THE ACFT WHILE THE CAPT REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT FOR LNDG AT CVG OR DAY. ATC COMPLIED WITH A CLRNC FOR DSCNT TO LAND AT CVG ARPT. CAPT AND FE BEGAN 'ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE' PROCS CHKLIST. THERE WAS NEVER ANY THICK SMOKE, AND IT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE BY LNDG. BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY OF THE SIT, AND THE CLOSE PROX OF CVG, WE WERE ON THE GND IN LESS THAN 10 MINS. EMER EQUIP AND FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL WERE ON HAND FOR THE LNDG, AND BOARDED THE ACFT TO VERIFY NO FIRE OR FURTHER SMOKE. MAINT PERSONNEL LATER DETERMINED THAT A WIRE TO A FUEL BOOST PUMP HAD ARCHED AND BURNED SOME OF THE INSULATION AROUND THE WIRE DUE TO THE HEAT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 455781: THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. GOOD CRM WAS EMPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE SIT BY ALL INVOLVED, INCLUDING ATC AND RESCUE PERSONNEL.

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.