An large transport aircrew had fumes in the cockpit and throughout the aircraft. They diverted to la...

Attributes
ACN	222053
Time
Date	199209
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	222053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route from sfo to clt on flight X on sep/Y/92, the captain and I smelled fumes in the cockpit and diverted to las. Appropriate emergency procedures were followed and logbook entries made. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporting first officer does not know what caused the fumes. He wore his oxygen mask on the descent and landing. The captain did not wear his mask and got a headache out of the situation. Contract maintenance at las worked on the aircraft and found nothing wrong. The reporting crew ferried the aircraft out of las. The fumes were gone. The fumes may have been electrical. Passenger and flight attendants complained about the odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LGT AIRCREW HAD FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. THEY DIVERTED TO LAS.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM SFO TO CLT ON FLT X ON SEP/Y/92, THE CAPT AND I SMELLED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND DIVERTED TO LAS. APPROPRIATE EMER PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND LOGBOOK ENTRIES MADE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTING FO DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FUMES. HE WORE HIS OXYGEN MASK ON THE DSCNT AND LNDG. THE CAPT DID NOT WEAR HIS MASK AND GOT A HEADACHE OUT OF THE SITUATION. CONTRACT MAINT AT LAS WORKED ON THE ACFT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE RPTING CREW FERRIED THE ACFT OUT OF LAS. THE FUMES WERE GONE. THE FUMES MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ODOR.

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.

An large transport aircrew had fumes in the cockpit and throughout the aircraft. They diverted to las.