A B767-300 flight crew experienced electrical odor from an avionics cooling fan and diverted to las.

Attributes
ACN	706464
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
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 : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	706464
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise we smelled a brief electrical odor. We contacted dispatch and maintenance. Nearing las the odor returned. I ran the checklist for smoke/fume/odor and we diverted to las. Their were no EICAS msgs. The result was an avionics cooling exhaust fan. The flight landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM AN AVIONICS COOLING FAN AND DIVERTED TO LAS.

Narrative: AT CRUISE WE SMELLED A BRIEF ELECTRICAL ODOR. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT. NEARING LAS THE ODOR RETURNED. I RAN THE CHKLIST FOR SMOKE/FUME/ODOR AND WE DIVERTED TO LAS. THEIR WERE NO EICAS MSGS. THE RESULT WAS AN AVIONICS COOLING EXHAUST FAN. THE FLT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.