Narrative:

Just after level off; lead flight attendant called with a report of an electrical fumes odor in the mid cabin. This was from row 7/8 to the over wing exit area. Captain confirmed with flight attendant no smoke. We declared an emergency when we smelled the odor in the cockpit. We donned O2 masks and ran smoke/fumes qrc. We pulled up closest airports from FMGC database and diverted to the closest airport in point and time. We referenced and ran the overweight landing checklist and received landing data from dispatch on ACARS. Normal landing and rollout ensued.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest airport after a cabin electrical odor was detected and the entertainment system malfunctioned.

Narrative: Just after level off; Lead Flight Attendant called with a report of an electrical fumes odor in the mid cabin. This was from row 7/8 to the over wing exit area. Captain confirmed with Flight Attendant no smoke. We declared an emergency when we smelled the odor in the cockpit. We donned O2 masks and ran Smoke/Fumes QRC. We pulled up closest airports from FMGC database and diverted to the closest airport in point and time. We referenced and ran the Overweight Landing Checklist and received landing data from Dispatch on ACARS. Normal landing and rollout ensued.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.