A cargo B727-200 flight crew smells an odor like burning paper and declare an emergency 70 mi north ...

Attributes
ACN	478803
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : afw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	arrival star : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	478803
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	478807
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : flc 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL290 and beginning descent, distinct odor detected by crew. Smell similar to burning paper. Oxygen masks donned by crew. Flight engineer believed odor was intensifying. At that time, an emergency was declared to ATC. No smoke, but odor continued. Cleared by ATC, direct to afw for south landing. After landing and exiting runway, aircraft was parked on ramp and met by emergency crew and equipment. Cockpit windows were opened as aircraft was parked and engines shut down. First officer exited window by escape rope. Captain and flight engineer disconnected emergency slide and opened entry door normally and exited the airplane by use of ladder placed by emergency crews. Supplemental information from acn 478807: at FL330, approximately 1 hour prior to landing, the crew noticed an odor similar to burning paper. There was no sign of smoke and the odor disappeared quickly. Later in-flight at FL290 when descent was initiated, the odor returned and intensified. Supplemental information from acn 478804: so opened crew entry door. Captain elected not to deploy slide as odor was dissipating and situation seemed safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARGO B727-200 FLC SMELLS AN ODOR LIKE BURNING PAPER AND DECLARE AN EMER 70 MI N OF AFW, TX.

Narrative: AT FL290 AND BEGINNING DSCNT, DISTINCT ODOR DETECTED BY CREW. SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNING PAPER. OXYGEN MASKS DONNED BY CREW. FE BELIEVED ODOR WAS INTENSIFYING. AT THAT TIME, AN EMER WAS DECLARED TO ATC. NO SMOKE, BUT ODOR CONTINUED. CLRED BY ATC, DIRECT TO AFW FOR S LNDG. AFTER LNDG AND EXITING RWY, ACFT WAS PARKED ON RAMP AND MET BY EMER CREW AND EQUIP. COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE OPENED AS ACFT WAS PARKED AND ENGS SHUT DOWN. FO EXITED WINDOW BY ESCAPE ROPE. CAPT AND FE DISCONNECTED EMER SLIDE AND OPENED ENTRY DOOR NORMALLY AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE BY USE OF LADDER PLACED BY EMER CREWS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 478807: AT FL330, APPROX 1 HR PRIOR TO LNDG, THE CREW NOTICED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING PAPER. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE AND THE ODOR DISAPPEARED QUICKLY. LATER INFLT AT FL290 WHEN DSCNT WAS INITIATED, THE ODOR RETURNED AND INTENSIFIED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 478804: SO OPENED CREW ENTRY DOOR. CAPT ELECTED NOT TO DEPLOY SLIDE AS ODOR WAS DISSIPATING AND SIT SEEMED SAFE.

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.

A cargo B727-200 flight crew smells an odor like burning paper and declare an emergency 70 mi north of afw, tx.