Air carrier flight crew reported aircraft had acrid electrical odor in the cockpit in ZFW class a ai...

Attributes
ACN	523985
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	523985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise, 45 mins into flight, both pilots smelled an acrid (electrical burning) odor. It seemed to be emanating from the cockpit gasper outlets. We donned oxygen masks and checked with lead flight attendant regarding possible oven as source of odor. Concluded smell was primarily confined to cockpit. Declared emergency with ZFW, diverted to lbb without incident. Landed approximately 10 mins later. Crash fire rescue equipment inspected exterior of aircraft, ok. Taxi to gate and deplaned passenger into terminal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC REPORTED ACFT HAD ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT IN ZFW CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, 45 MINS INTO FLT, BOTH PLTS SMELLED AN ACRID (ELECTRICAL BURNING) ODOR. IT SEEMED TO BE EMANATING FROM THE COCKPIT GASPER OUTLETS. WE DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND CHKED WITH LEAD FLT ATTENDANT REGARDING POSSIBLE OVEN AS SOURCE OF ODOR. CONCLUDED SMELL WAS PRIMARILY CONFINED TO COCKPIT. DECLARED EMER WITH ZFW, DIVERTED TO LBB WITHOUT INCIDENT. LANDED APPROX 10 MINS LATER. CFR INSPECTED EXTERIOR OF ACFT, OK. TAXI TO GATE AND DEPLANED PAX INTO TERMINAL.

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.

Air carrier flight crew reported aircraft had acrid electrical odor in the cockpit in ZFW class a airspace.