A319 crew had a strong odor in the passenger cabin, and then the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	607622
Time
Date	200402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sju.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 172 flight time total : 13519 flight time type : 1541
ASRS Report	607622
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warnings other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 8 mins from touchdown, purser flight attendant advised strong odor in passenger cabin like something burning. No smoke was visible. Simultaneously, the autoplt tripped off and GPS primary was lost. This was at XA37Z. We started smelling odor in cockpit around 7000 ft in the approach descent. Again, no smoke was visible. We donned our oxygen masks, declared an emergency, asked for vector direct to airport, and requested emergency equipment standing by. Advised flight attendants time remaining, that we anticipated normal landing with short taxi to gate, but to be prepared to evacuate/evacuation aircraft if conditions upon landing dictated. Made announcement to passenger that we were aware of the odor and would be landing in approximately 1 min and would taxi to the gate. Touchdown was at XA45Z and odor dissipated after landing. After gate arrival, status page of ECAM showed ir indication for maintenance. Postflt report showed adiru 1 and adiru 3 fault messages occurring at XA36Z, autoplt disconnect at XA37Z, and adiru 2 message at XA39Z. Emergency equipment followed us to the gate without further incident. Flight attendants reported having experienced headaches and sore throats as a result of strong odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW HAD A STRONG ODOR IN THE PAX CABIN, AND THEN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: APPROX 8 MINS FROM TOUCHDOWN, PURSER FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED STRONG ODOR IN PAX CABIN LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE AUTOPLT TRIPPED OFF AND GPS PRIMARY WAS LOST. THIS WAS AT XA37Z. WE STARTED SMELLING ODOR IN COCKPIT AROUND 7000 FT IN THE APCH DSCNT. AGAIN, NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. WE DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMER, ASKED FOR VECTOR DIRECT TO ARPT, AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS TIME REMAINING, THAT WE ANTICIPATED NORMAL LNDG WITH SHORT TAXI TO GATE, BUT TO BE PREPARED TO EVAC ACFT IF CONDITIONS UPON LNDG DICTATED. MADE ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX THAT WE WERE AWARE OF THE ODOR AND WOULD BE LNDG IN APPROX 1 MIN AND WOULD TAXI TO THE GATE. TOUCHDOWN WAS AT XA45Z AND ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER LNDG. AFTER GATE ARR, STATUS PAGE OF ECAM SHOWED IR INDICATION FOR MAINT. POSTFLT RPT SHOWED ADIRU 1 AND ADIRU 3 FAULT MESSAGES OCCURRING AT XA36Z, AUTOPLT DISCONNECT AT XA37Z, AND ADIRU 2 MESSAGE AT XA39Z. EMER EQUIP FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED HAVING EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND SORE THROATS AS A RESULT OF STRONG ODOR.

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.