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Descending into lgb, ca, an odor in the cabin and cockpit from an undetermined source is surmised, after the fact, to be from fires in the area on the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558733 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : kayoh |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 558733 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On lgb arrival STAR, over los angeles mountain range, on descent into lgb, going through FL200, cockpit and cabin reported the strong smell of electrical smoke. We turned off galley power, phones, radar, and cabin recirculation fan. Smell persisted for a short time and then disappeared. Advised los angeles we would continue to lgb with a request to expedite. Maintenance found nothing wrong with the electrical or air conditioning system. This may have been caused by the fires in the mountains above the los angeles basin. I do recall going through a thick cloud layer on the descent. This may have been smoke from the fires.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DSNDING INTO LGB, CA, AN ODOR IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE IS SURMISED, AFTER THE FACT, TO BE FROM FIRES IN THE AREA ON THE GND.
Narrative: ON LGB ARR STAR, OVER LOS ANGELES MOUNTAIN RANGE, ON DSCNT INTO LGB, GOING THROUGH FL200, COCKPIT AND CABIN RPTED THE STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. WE TURNED OFF GALLEY PWR, PHONES, RADAR, AND CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN. SMELL PERSISTED FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN DISAPPEARED. ADVISED LOS ANGELES WE WOULD CONTINUE TO LGB WITH A REQUEST TO EXPEDITE. MAINT FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL OR AIR CONDITIONING SYS. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FIRES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE THE LOS ANGELES BASIN. I DO RECALL GOING THROUGH A THICK CLOUD LAYER ON THE DSCNT. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN SMOKE FROM THE FIRES.
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.