Narrative:

While en route from dfw to lit, the cockpit crew smelled gasoline. I went to the cargo area with a flight attendant and found a postal parcel that was leaking. I notified the captain and the box was placed in a plastic bag to contain spillage. We diverted to texarkana after completing several checklists and donning oxygen masks. Upon landing, all passenger were deplaned through the cabin door. Crash fire rescue equipment took over in regards to the box which was found to contain a chain saw complete with gasoline. There were no injuries reported in this case. Both flight attendants took oxygen upon landing and the flight crew was dispatched 4 hours later for further flight duties.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING AN ATR72 FROM DTW TO LIT NOTICED THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AND DIVERTED TO TXK.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM DFW TO LIT, THE COCKPIT CREW SMELLED GASOLINE. I WENT TO THE CARGO AREA WITH A FLT ATTENDANT AND FOUND A POSTAL PARCEL THAT WAS LEAKING. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND THE BOX WAS PLACED IN A PLASTIC BAG TO CONTAIN SPILLAGE. WE DIVERTED TO TEXARKANA AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL CHKLISTS AND DONNING OXYGEN MASKS. UPON LNDG, ALL PAX WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR. CFR TOOK OVER IN REGARDS TO THE BOX WHICH WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN A CHAIN SAW COMPLETE WITH GASOLINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES RPTED IN THIS CASE. BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS TOOK OXYGEN UPON LNDG AND THE FLC WAS DISPATCHED 4 HRS LATER FOR FURTHER FLT DUTIES.

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.