Flight crew of B767-200 has electrical smoke in cockpit. Divert to nearest airport.

Attributes
ACN	375852
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	375852
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 : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smelled electrical smoke in cockpit. Diverted to jax airport. Declared emergency. Found a module had fried in the east&east compartment and fumes vented into cockpit. Normal landing and deplaning of passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B767-200 HAS ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DIVERT TO NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DIVERTED TO JAX ARPT. DECLARED EMER. FOUND A MODULE HAD FRIED IN THE E&E COMPARTMENT AND FUMES VENTED INTO COCKPIT. NORMAL LNDG AND DEPLANING OF PAX.

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.