A B727-200 crew is warned by approach controller of volcanic ash in their descent from FL190 through 6000 ft northwest of anu, antigua, leeward islands, tapa, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	458930
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tapa.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 19000 msl single value : 19000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	458930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather ATC Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After crossing abeam elopo on a direct course for anu, bird approach advised us that volcanic ash was reported in the area of 6000 ft. At the time we were descending from FL190 to 2500 ft. Power was already off. I deployed the speed brakes and continued descent to 2500 ft. Engine parameters appeared normal and no arching noted. Cockpit crew felt a constriction in the throat and lungs. Cabin crew reported a smell as if something was burning. Landed normally with no unusual indications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 CREW IS WARNED BY APCH CTLR OF VOLCANIC ASH IN THEIR DSCNT FROM FL190 THROUGH 6000 FT NW OF ANU, ANTIGUA, LEEWARD ISLANDS, TAPA, FO.

Narrative: AFTER XING ABEAM ELOPO ON A DIRECT COURSE FOR ANU, BIRD APCH ADVISED US THAT VOLCANIC ASH WAS RPTED IN THE AREA OF 6000 FT. AT THE TIME WE WERE DSNDING FROM FL190 TO 2500 FT. PWR WAS ALREADY OFF. I DEPLOYED THE SPD BRAKES AND CONTINUED DSCNT TO 2500 FT. ENG PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL AND NO ARCHING NOTED. COCKPIT CREW FELT A CONSTRICTION IN THE THROAT AND LUNGS. CABIN CREW RPTED A SMELL AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING. LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO UNUSUAL INDICATIONS.

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.