A B737-300 flight crew is advised of a smoke smell in the cabin that evolves into the crew having to exercise the smoke emergency checklist and asking ATC for direct den, co.

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Attributes
ACN	525711
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time type : 409
ASRS Report	525711
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL310, we were notified of a smoke smell in the cabin. Flight attendants could see no smoke, but could smell something that smelled like matches burning. We thought someone had lit up in one of the lavatories. Shortly after the initial report of the odor, we were notified that a different stronger odor was detected. We turned off the galley power and shortly after got the equipment cooling fan off light on the right side. We switched to alternate and ran the smoke/fume/odor checklist. By this time, we had requested direct den and declared the emergency. We landed without incident and taxied to the gate with crash fire rescue equipment equipment following.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 FLC IS ADVISED OF A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT EVOLVES INTO THE CREW HAVING TO EXERCISE THE SMOKE EMER CHKLIST AND ASKING ATC FOR DIRECT DEN, CO.

Narrative: AT FL310, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN. FLT ATTENDANTS COULD SEE NO SMOKE, BUT COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE MATCHES BURNING. WE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD LIT UP IN ONE OF THE LAVATORIES. SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL RPT OF THE ODOR, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT A DIFFERENT STRONGER ODOR WAS DETECTED. WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR AND SHORTLY AFTER GOT THE EQUIP COOLING FAN OFF LIGHT ON THE R SIDE. WE SWITCHED TO ALTERNATE AND RAN THE SMOKE/FUME/ODOR CHKLIST. BY THIS TIME, WE HAD REQUESTED DIRECT DEN AND DECLARED THE EMER. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH CFR EQUIP FOLLOWING.

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.