A md-11 in cruise at FL290 declared an emergency and diverted due to smoke and fumes in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	524740
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	524740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	525354
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : relief plt
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL290 on airway, heard loud popping from overhead circuit breaker panel, followed by radio static and then smoke coming from the overhead, donned oxygen masks and began to troubleshoot the problem. Investigated the source of the smoke and determined smoke had stopped. Discussed possible actions and divert options. Notified company of intention to divert got WX for XXXX and ZZZZ declared emergency and got vectors to ZZZZ complied with all operational company procedures regarding smoke in cockpit. Completed all appropriate checklists, briefed approach, dumped fuel, accomplished uneventful approach and landing on runway 6 ZZZZ taxied to gate with fire truck escort. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the smoke and fumes were caused by a failed cockpit lighting module located in the upper right corner of the area above the overhead circuit breaker panel. The reporter said the smoke dispersed quickly but the electrical odor was around for a longer time. The reporter stated no circuit breakers were found tripped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-11 IN CRUISE AT FL290 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: AT FL290 ON AIRWAY, HEARD LOUD POPPING FROM OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, FOLLOWED BY RADIO STATIC AND THEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. INVESTIGATED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND DETERMINED SMOKE HAD STOPPED. DISCUSSED POSSIBLE ACTIONS AND DIVERT OPTIONS. NOTIFIED COMPANY OF INTENTION TO DIVERT GOT WX FOR XXXX AND ZZZZ DECLARED EMER AND GOT VECTORS TO ZZZZ COMPLIED WITH ALL OPERATIONAL COMPANY PROCS REGARDING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. COMPLETED ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, BRIEFED APCH, DUMPED FUEL, ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 6 ZZZZ TAXIED TO GATE WITH FIRE TRUCK ESCORT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SMOKE AND FUMES WERE CAUSED BY A FAILED COCKPIT LIGHTING MODULE LOCATED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE AREA ABOVE THE OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THE RPTR SAID THE SMOKE DISPERSED QUICKLY BUT THE ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS AROUND FOR A LONGER TIME. THE RPTR STATED NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND TRIPPED.

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.