B727-200 crew had burning electrical fumes in the passenger cabin.

Attributes
ACN	514504
Time
Date	200106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc tower : mke.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	514504
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company FAA
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL310 at 150 mi east of elp, purser reported row 17DEF passenger service unit was generating a burning electrical smell. The so was sent to investigate while company maintenance was called. Maintenance suggested pulling gasper fan circuit breaker. So reported smell contained around row 17 and psu was warm to the touch. Smell also reported by many passenger. Flight control was consulted and a decision to divert was made. Emergency was declared while first officer and captain completed smoke evacuate/evacuation, electrical smoke, and fire checklists. Cabin was depressurized at 8000 ft as per checklist. Passenger deplaned at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW HAD BURNING ELECTRICAL FUMES IN THE PAX CABIN.

Narrative: AT FL310 AT 150 MI E OF ELP, PURSER RPTED ROW 17DEF PAX SVC UNIT WAS GENERATING A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE SO WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE WHILE COMPANY MAINT WAS CALLED. MAINT SUGGESTED PULLING GASPER FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. SO RPTED SMELL CONTAINED AROUND ROW 17 AND PSU WAS WARM TO THE TOUCH. SMELL ALSO RPTED BY MANY PAX. FLT CTL WAS CONSULTED AND A DECISION TO DIVERT WAS MADE. EMER WAS DECLARED WHILE FO AND CAPT COMPLETED SMOKE EVAC, ELECTRICAL SMOKE, AND FIRE CHKLISTS. CABIN WAS DEPRESSURIZED AT 8000 FT AS PER CHKLIST. PAX DEPLANED AT 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.