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B737 captain reported diverting to nearest airport after being advised by a flight attendant of growing number of passengers noticing 'electrical burning smell' during cruise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1684438 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 196.97 Flight Crew Total 4095.05 Flight Crew Type 4095.05 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
In cruise FL370 approximately ZZZ VOR; flight attendant calls cockpit to advise up to 10 passengers around row 38 in cabin all smell electrical burning smell. Flight attendant advises they do not smell anything. I advise flight attendant to pay close attention to [the] area and keep me advised. A few minutes later she calls back to advise me that several other passengers are also noticing the same smell and that it is coming and going. At that time; we decide to divert to nearest airport. We advise dispatcher and [advised] ATC and diverted to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported diverting to nearest airport after being advised by a Flight Attendant of growing number of passengers noticing 'electrical burning smell' during cruise.
Narrative: In cruise FL370 approximately ZZZ VOR; Flight Attendant calls cockpit to advise up to 10 passengers around row 38 in cabin all smell electrical burning smell. Flight Attendant advises they do not smell anything. I advise Flight Attendant to pay close attention to [the] area and keep me advised. A few minutes later she calls back to advise me that several other passengers are also noticing the same smell and that it is coming and going. At that time; we decide to divert to nearest airport. We advise Dispatcher and [advised] ATC and diverted to ZZZ.
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.