Flight crew of air carrier mdt aircraft made an emergency forced landing after smelling strong gas f...

Attributes
ACN	211514
Time
Date	199205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	211514
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight was loaded and ready for departure to lan and fnt. Our flight attendant, X, came forward to give us the head count and we both had smelled automatic gas but thought it to be the gas gpu next to the airplane and X said that it smelled in the cargo hold. After departure and level-off, at 15000, we really started smelling this automatic gas smell and it was getting worse. After advising our dispatch of the situation, it was decided upon to divert to azo. An emergency was declared to ATC and a normal landing occurred. Crash, fire, and rescue removed five cardboard boxes of us mail soaked in automatic gas. After maintenance looked over the airplane, we proceeded onto lan and fnt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AIR CARRIER MDT ACFT MADE AN EMER FORCED LNDG AFTER SMELLING STRONG GAS FUMES.

Narrative: FLT WAS LOADED AND READY FOR DEP TO LAN AND FNT. OUR FLT ATTENDANT, X, CAME FORWARD TO GIVE US THE HEAD COUNT AND WE BOTH HAD SMELLED AUTO GAS BUT THOUGHT IT TO BE THE GAS GPU NEXT TO THE AIRPLANE AND X SAID THAT IT SMELLED IN THE CARGO HOLD. AFTER DEP AND LEVEL-OFF, AT 15000, WE REALLY STARTED SMELLING THIS AUTO GAS SMELL AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. AFTER ADVISING OUR DISPATCH OF THE SITUATION, IT WAS DECIDED UPON TO DIVERT TO AZO. AN EMER WAS DECLARED TO ATC AND A NORMAL LNDG OCCURRED. CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE REMOVED FIVE CARDBOARD BOXES OF US MAIL SOAKED IN AUTO GAS. AFTER MAINT LOOKED OVER THE AIRPLANE, WE PROCEEDED ONTO LAN AND FNT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Flight crew of air carrier mdt aircraft made an emergency forced landing after smelling strong gas fumes.