A B767-300 flight crew experiences an electrical smell resulting in an emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	577898
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc tower : cmh.tower tower : yyz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	577898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During level cruise at FL390 in vicinity of pit, approximately 200 NM from cvg, flight attendants reported a grinding noise from the forward side of the aircraft. Shortly afterwards, an acrid electrical smell pervaded the flight deck. We donned oxygen masks and performed the 'smoke and fumes' checklist. We declared an emergency, and diverted towards cvg. Approximately 50 NM from cmh, ATC suggested cmh, and simultaneously, the flight attendants reported the fumes in the cabin worsening. We diverted to cmh. Fire crew met the aircraft and inspected the exterior, reporting no observable abnormalities. Fumes were no worse on the ground, and we elected to taxi to the gate with the fire trucks following as a precaution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SMELL RESULTING IN AN EMER LNDG.

Narrative: DURING LEVEL CRUISE AT FL390 IN VICINITY OF PIT, APPROX 200 NM FROM CVG, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE ACFT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, AN ACRID ELECTRICAL SMELL PERVADED THE FLT DECK. WE DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND PERFORMED THE 'SMOKE AND FUMES' CHKLIST. WE DECLARED AN EMER, AND DIVERTED TOWARDS CVG. APPROX 50 NM FROM CMH, ATC SUGGESTED CMH, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THE FUMES IN THE CABIN WORSENING. WE DIVERTED TO CMH. FIRE CREW MET THE ACFT AND INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR, RPTING NO OBSERVABLE ABNORMALITIES. FUMES WERE NO WORSE ON THE GND, AND WE ELECTED TO TAXI TO THE GATE WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWING AS A PRECAUTION.

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.