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An A319 crew declared an emergency and was given landing priority after a strong electrical burning smell was detected in the cockpit and cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 795841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 795847 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 11000 ft approximately 35 NM southeast of ZZZ a strong electrical burning smell was noticed in the cockpit and cabin. After oxygen and establishing communications; the smoke; cabin/cockpit qrc was performed; along with declaring an emergency. Approach control gave us priority handling; and we safely landed on runway 10. It was noticed from the flight attendants that the severity of the smell was reduced after we ran the checklist. The aircraft had the following maintenance deferred items: 1) autothrust inoperative; 2) air bleed maintenance status message; 3) fcdc 2 inoperative; and 4) left cabin recirculation fan inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS GIVEN LNDG PRIORITY AFTER A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN.
Narrative: AT 11000 FT APPROX 35 NM SE OF ZZZ A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AFTER OXYGEN AND ESTABLISHING COMS; THE SMOKE; CABIN/COCKPIT QRC WAS PERFORMED; ALONG WITH DECLARING AN EMER. APCH CTL GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING; AND WE SAFELY LANDED ON RWY 10. IT WAS NOTICED FROM THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE SMELL WAS REDUCED AFTER WE RAN THE CHKLIST. THE ACFT HAD THE FOLLOWING MAINT DEFERRED ITEMS: 1) AUTOTHRUST INOP; 2) AIR BLEED MAINT STATUS MESSAGE; 3) FCDC 2 INOP; AND 4) L CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN INOP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.