CL65 crew had fuel fumes in cockpit and cabin.

Attributes
ACN	461730
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	461730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	461724
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately 25 mi northwest of destination airport during descent, the cockpit and cabin crew detected the very strong odor of jet fuel. The flight crew declared an emergency, requested that ATC notify company flight control and told passenger that they would be landing as quickly as possible. The flight made an otherwise uneventful landing at swf. The passenger were deplaned on the taxiway and bussed to the terminal. No injuries or other problems with passenger noted. Maintenance found problem to be associated with APU.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT AND CABIN.

Narrative: AT APPROX 25 MI NW OF DEST ARPT DURING DSCNT, THE COCKPIT AND CABIN CREW DETECTED THE VERY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL. THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED THAT ATC NOTIFY COMPANY FLT CTL AND TOLD PAX THAT THEY WOULD BE LNDG AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FLT MADE AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT SWF. THE PAX WERE DEPLANED ON THE TXWY AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROBS WITH PAX NOTED. MAINT FOUND PROB TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH APU.

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.