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An air carrier flight crew on a transoceanic flight experienced a burning electrical smell; declared an emergency; and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 798935 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Strong smell of burning electrical matter on flight deck. We had to divert back to ZZZ2. Followed checklist to divert off north atlantic track. Declared emergency. Advised other aircraft. Advised ATC. Advised company operations. Only suggestion I would make is to have step in diverting off north atlantic track system checklist to declare emergency because that covers all situations and contingencies that will arise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT CREW ON A TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.
Narrative: STRONG SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL MATTER ON FLT DECK. WE HAD TO DIVERT BACK TO ZZZ2. FOLLOWED CHKLIST TO DIVERT OFF NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK. DECLARED EMER. ADVISED OTHER ACFT. ADVISED ATC. ADVISED COMPANY OPS. ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE IS TO HAVE STEP IN DIVERTING OFF NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK SYS CHKLIST TO DECLARE EMER BECAUSE THAT COVERS ALL SITUATIONS AND CONTINGENCIES THAT WILL ARISE.
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.