DC10 crew had burning rubber odor in cabin. They may have had runway incursion during taxi confusion...

Attributes
ACN	473473
Time
Date	200005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	473473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway incursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After being cleared to taxi to departure end of runway 22R at taxiway west for takeoff (and while en route) we were advised by lead flight attendant that there was a burnt rubber smell in cabin. I requested permission to pull off into the run-up area (there was no other traffic) to allow the so to investigate the odor. Ground control said that rather than pull off to the left we were cleared to turn right on taxiway M and cross runway 22R. He then immediately changed the clearance to proceed straight ahead, cross runway 11/29 and turn right onto taxiway Z. We understood that we were to cross runway 22R at taxiway Z rather than taxiway M. We were also anxious to get the aircraft stopped so that we could investigate the odor. We are now unsure of the exact clearance we received from ground control. I don't believe the first officer read back any hold short instruction which would be required if one were issued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW HAD BURNING RUBBER ODOR IN CABIN. THEY MAY HAVE HAD RWY INCURSION DURING TAXI CONFUSION.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED TO TAXI TO DEP END OF RWY 22R AT TXWY W FOR TKOF (AND WHILE ENRTE) WE WERE ADVISED BY LEAD FLT ATTENDANT THAT THERE WAS A BURNT RUBBER SMELL IN CABIN. I REQUESTED PERMISSION TO PULL OFF INTO THE RUN-UP AREA (THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC) TO ALLOW THE SO TO INVESTIGATE THE ODOR. GND CTL SAID THAT RATHER THAN PULL OFF TO THE L WE WERE CLRED TO TURN R ON TXWY M AND CROSS RWY 22R. HE THEN IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE CLRNC TO PROCEED STRAIGHT AHEAD, CROSS RWY 11/29 AND TURN R ONTO TXWY Z. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE TO CROSS RWY 22R AT TXWY Z RATHER THAN TXWY M. WE WERE ALSO ANXIOUS TO GET THE ACFT STOPPED SO THAT WE COULD INVESTIGATE THE ODOR. WE ARE NOW UNSURE OF THE EXACT CLRNC WE RECEIVED FROM GND CTL. I DON'T BELIEVE THE FO READ BACK ANY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED IF ONE WERE ISSUED.

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.