B737 experienced electrical fumes in cockpit followed by emergency descent.

Attributes
ACN	487190
Time
Date	200009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	487190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Experienced electrical fumes in cockpit. Initiated emergency descent, landing to chs. Normal landing, taxi to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY EMER DSCNT.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT. INITIATED EMER DSCNT, LNDG TO CHS. NORMAL LNDG, TAXI TO GATE.

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.