An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport when a flight...

Attributes
ACN	976998
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cabin Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 285 Flight Crew Total 17500 Flight Crew Type 7600
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During arrival the aft flight attendants called to advise us of an electrical burning odor in the cabin at the over wing exit area. We immediately declared an emergency with ATC and were cleared direct to ZZZ. We requested crash fire rescue equipment to meet the flight upon landing. Approach control cleared us for a visual approach to runway xx. We sent dispatch an ACARS message to advise them of our emergency status. Upon landing; crash fire rescue equipment found nothing emanating from our aircraft and we subsequently taxied to the gate. After the passengers deplaned; maintenance found a burned circuit board in a psu over row 21. Smoke was never observed but the electrical burning odor was present in flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport when a Flight Attendant reported electrical burning odors in the cabin.

Narrative: During arrival the aft flight attendants called to advise us of an electrical burning odor in the cabin at the over wing exit area. We immediately declared an emergency with ATC and were cleared direct to ZZZ. We requested CFR to meet the flight upon landing. Approach control cleared us for a visual approach to Runway XX. We sent dispatch an ACARS message to advise them of our emergency status. Upon landing; CFR found nothing emanating from our aircraft and we subsequently taxied to the gate. After the passengers deplaned; maintenance found a burned circuit board in a PSU over row 21. Smoke was never observed but the electrical burning odor was present in flight.

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.

An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport when a flight attendant reported electrical burning odors in the cabin.