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A PA-42 pilot declared an emergency and diverted when a burning odor was detected in the cabin. After landing; a passenger's personal cell phone charger was found to be odor's source.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1125161 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-42 Cheyenne IIA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Other Airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 4830 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Upon reaching 9;000 ft MSL; a burning smell was noticed in cabin. At that time; I reduced the electrical load; started an emergency descent and advised ATC of my intentions. My initial intention was to land at a large international airport. During the descent; I changed to another closer airport. The aircraft landed with out further incident. The cause of the smoke appeared to be a cell phone charger in the cabin. A complete incident report was completed with the airport operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-42 pilot declared an emergency and diverted when a burning odor was detected in the cabin. After landing; a passenger's personal cell phone charger was found to be odor's source.
Narrative: Upon reaching 9;000 FT MSL; a burning smell was noticed in cabin. At that time; I reduced the electrical load; started an emergency descent and advised ATC of my intentions. My initial intention was to land at a large international airport. During the descent; I changed to another closer airport. The aircraft landed with out further incident. The cause of the smoke appeared to be a cell phone charger in the cabin. A complete incident report was completed with the Airport Operations.
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.