A B757 crew, in cruise at FL370, had reports of an electrical smoke smell in the cabin.

Attributes
ACN	536596
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	536596
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : flt attendant 3
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While in cruise at FL370, about 1 hour into flight, a flight attendant called and said there was a smell of smoke in the cabin and they asked an air carrier Y captain to help identify the problem. I asked to talk to this captain over the interphone. He said there was a smell of electrical smoke and asked the flight attendant to turn off the overhead lights. The smell of smoke was quickly gone and never returned. Smoke was never seen just smelled. Dispatch was notified. This was written up at lga.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, IN CRUISE AT FL370, HAD RPTS OF AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL370, ABOUT 1 HR INTO FLT, A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THEY ASKED AN ACR Y CAPT TO HELP IDENT THE PROB. I ASKED TO TALK TO THIS CAPT OVER THE INTERPHONE. HE SAID THERE WAS A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO TURN OFF THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS. THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS QUICKLY GONE AND NEVER RETURNED. SMOKE WAS NEVER SEEN JUST SMELLED. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED. THIS WAS WRITTEN UP AT LGA.

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.