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B767-200 flight crew smells fumes. Fumes didn't disperse after applying the QRH; flight diverted without declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 801305 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 801305 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 20 mins after departure; just after leveloff in cruise; we smelled fumes. Could not determine the exact source. Applied QRH procedure for smoke/fumes. Fumes did not completely disperse so we diverted. Overweight landing 322K pounds. Touchdown speed 148 KTS. Did not declare an emergency. Maintenance found the first officer's window heat connector was arcing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-200 FLT CREW SMELLS FUMES. FUMES DIDN'T DISPERSE AFTER APPLYING THE QRH; FLIGHT DIVERTED WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Narrative: APPROX 20 MINS AFTER DEP; JUST AFTER LEVELOFF IN CRUISE; WE SMELLED FUMES. COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT SOURCE. APPLIED QRH PROC FOR SMOKE/FUMES. FUMES DID NOT COMPLETELY DISPERSE SO WE DIVERTED. OVERWT LNDG 322K LBS. TOUCHDOWN SPD 148 KTS. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. MAINT FOUND THE FO'S WINDOW HEAT CONNECTOR WAS ARCING.
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.