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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1587019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
20 miles southwest [of] ZZZ below 10;000 feet; an acrid smell of something burning entered cockpit. No secondary indications; warnings or cautions presented. Performed phase 1 for smoke/fire. [We requested priority] and landed; runway xxc at ZZZ. Crash crew visually inspected after we came to stop. Smell had dissipated by the time we were stopped.crew detection of acrid (burning) smell in cockpit. [The] cause remains unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 flight crew smelled fumes during approach; requested priority; and landed without incident.
Narrative: 20 miles southwest [of] ZZZ below 10;000 feet; an acrid smell of something burning entered cockpit. No secondary indications; warnings or cautions presented. Performed Phase 1 for smoke/fire. [We requested priority] and landed; Runway XXC at ZZZ. Crash crew visually inspected after we came to stop. Smell had dissipated by the time we were stopped.Crew detection of acrid (burning) smell in cockpit. [The] cause remains unknown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.