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A319 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport when advised by a flight attendant of a burning smell that had permeated the entire cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
Narrative:
Received a call from the aft cabin that the last rows of economy were complaining of an acrid smell - like something was burning. Next; passengers throughout the entire cabin complained about the burning smell. Upon smelling the burning fumes in the cockpit; we donned our O2 masks and performed the appropriate qrc. We divided the cockpit and my copilot ran the qrc/ECAM procedures while I asked for a descent from ATC. Flight attendants informed us that the fumes were getting worse. I declared an emergency and diverted toward ZZZ. Dispatch was notified. We landed in ZZZ uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport when advised by a Flight Attendant of a burning smell that had permeated the entire cabin.
Narrative: Received a call from the aft cabin that the last rows of economy were complaining of an acrid smell - like something was burning. Next; passengers throughout the entire cabin complained about the burning smell. Upon smelling the burning fumes in the cockpit; we donned our O2 masks and performed the appropriate QRC. We divided the cockpit and my copilot ran the QRC/ECAM procedures while I asked for a descent from ATC. Flight attendants informed us that the fumes were getting worse. I declared an emergency and diverted toward ZZZ. Dispatch was notified. We landed in ZZZ uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.