Medium large transport aircraft. Aircraft equipment problem. Burning smell in cabin reported by flight attendants. Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to a suitable airport. The smell subsided, but flight crew continued to land diversion airport.

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Attributes
ACN	346568
Time
Date	199609
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	346568
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While holding over mgw en route to bwi, flight attendants reported 'something burning in rear cabin' and could not find source. An emergency was declared and flight diverted to closest suitable airport, pit. While en route to pit, odor subsided but a precautionary landing was made anyway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT. ACFT EQUIP PROB. BURNING SMELL IN CABIN RPTED BY FLT ATTENDANTS. FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO A SUITABLE ARPT. THE SMELL SUBSIDED, BUT FLC CONTINUED TO LAND DIVERSION ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING OVER MGW ENRTE TO BWI, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED 'SOMETHING BURNING IN REAR CABIN' AND COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND FLT DIVERTED TO CLOSEST SUITABLE ARPT, PIT. WHILE ENRTE TO PIT, ODOR SUBSIDED BUT A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE ANYWAY.

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.