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Air carrier flight crew apprised of electrical smoke smell in cabin during cruise, declare an emergency and land at atl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| 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 : 6100 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 464231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 464389 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 (cab att.) |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Smoke reported in cabin by lead flight attendant. Sent first officer back to look -- he reported it smelled like burning insulation. Declared an emergency and recovered to atl. Landing was uneventful -- did exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft to expedite landing. Fire crews met aircraft, checked aircraft and taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC APPRISED OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN DURING CRUISE, DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT ATL.
Narrative: SMOKE RPTED IN CABIN BY LEAD FLT ATTENDANT. SENT FO BACK TO LOOK -- HE RPTED IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING INSULATION. DECLARED AN EMER AND RECOVERED TO ATL. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL -- DID EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT TO EXPEDITE LNDG. FIRE CREWS MET ACFT, CHKED ACFT AND TAXIED TO GATE.
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.