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Widebody transport aircraft at cruise has a burning odor noticed by flight attendant. Check by both captain and first officer for the source. Unable to determine the problem so the flight diverts to slc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 392500 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Event: flight departed ewr en route to sfo. The flight started out in a routine manner. At approximately 3 1/2 hours into the flight, the first flight attendant mentioned a burning smell coming from the forward galley area. The first officer was sent back to investigate and returned, confirming a strong smell of something burning (ovens off). The captain also investigated the smell. Dispatch was notified and we diverted to slc and landed uneventfully. The rescue team was standing by as we taxied to the gate. The passenger deplaned from the jetway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ACFT AT CRUISE HAS A BURNING ODOR NOTICED BY FLT ATTENDANT. CHK BY BOTH CAPT AND FO FOR THE SOURCE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROB SO THE FLT DIVERTS TO SLC.
Narrative: EVENT: FLT DEPARTED EWR ENRTE TO SFO. THE FLT STARTED OUT IN A ROUTINE MANNER. AT APPROX 3 1/2 HRS INTO THE FLT, THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT MENTIONED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA. THE FO WAS SENT BACK TO INVESTIGATE AND RETURNED, CONFIRMING A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING (OVENS OFF). THE CAPT ALSO INVESTIGATED THE SMELL. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED AND WE DIVERTED TO SLC AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE RESCUE TEAM WAS STANDING BY AS WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE PAX DEPLANED FROM THE JETWAY.
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.