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A fokker 100 in descent declared an emergency and diverted due to strong electrical smell caused by failed radio rack cooling fan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 593380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 30 mins to landing, flight attendant #1 was called from cockpit. I, #2, began to smell burning wire aft of cockpit door. Noticed passenger were looking around. Commuting first officer came back. We informed the #1 flight attendant and captain of the smell and went forward to investigate the forward entry area, since that's where the strong smell was coming from. I grabbed one of the halon extinguishers. Captain told crew we were going to land at ZZZ and made an announcement to passenger, but not to be alarmed to see safety vehicles approaching aircraft. Once on the ground, emergency personnel examined the aircraft and cleared us to proceed to the gate. Mechanics repaired the problem, and the aircraft was continued to ZZZ1. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the strong electrical burning smell was a burned up radio rack cooling fan. The captain declared an emergency and diverted the flight to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 IN DSCNT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL CAUSED BY FAILED RADIO RACK COOLING FAN.
Narrative: APPROX 30 MINS TO LNDG, FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS CALLED FROM COCKPIT. I, #2, BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING WIRE AFT OF COCKPIT DOOR. NOTICED PAX WERE LOOKING AROUND. COMMUTING FO CAME BACK. WE INFORMED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND CAPT OF THE SMELL AND WENT FORWARD TO INVESTIGATE THE FORWARD ENTRY AREA, SINCE THAT'S WHERE THE STRONG SMELL WAS COMING FROM. I GRABBED ONE OF THE HALON EXTINGUISHERS. CAPT TOLD CREW WE WERE GOING TO LAND AT ZZZ AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX, BUT NOT TO BE ALARMED TO SEE SAFETY VEHICLES APCHING ACFT. ONCE ON THE GND, EMER PERSONNEL EXAMINED THE ACFT AND CLRED US TO PROCEED TO THE GATE. MECHS REPAIRED THE PROB, AND THE ACFT WAS CONTINUED TO ZZZ1. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS A BURNED UP RADIO RACK COOLING FAN. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED THE FLT TO ZZZ.
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.