Crew of ATR72A smells fumes and executes emergency landing at txk.

Attributes
ACN	451420
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : txk.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : txk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	451420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight crew noted faint fuel smell. Smell traced to a box in forward cargo. ATC/soc notified and crash fire rescue equipment called. Emergency landing at txk. Passenger removed quickly. No injuries, damage, or spillage of hazmat. Crash fire rescue equipment informed us the box contained a chain saw with a small amount of fuel in its tank.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW OF ATR72A SMELLS FUMES AND EXECUTES EMER LNDG AT TXK.

Narrative: FLC NOTED FAINT FUEL SMELL. SMELL TRACED TO A BOX IN FORWARD CARGO. ATC/SOC NOTIFIED AND CFR CALLED. EMER LNDG AT TXK. PAX REMOVED QUICKLY. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE, OR SPILLAGE OF HAZMAT. CFR INFORMED US THE BOX CONTAINED A CHAIN SAW WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN ITS TANK.

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.