Electrical fumes in the cockpit of an A319.

Attributes
ACN	536925
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	536925
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On flight XXX at FL210 dca-bos at 25 NM southwest pvd experienced smoke in cockpit, diverted to pvd. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the #1 xformer rectifier was found to be malfunctioning. It was replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELECTRICAL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT OF AN A319.

Narrative: ON FLT XXX AT FL210 DCA-BOS AT 25 NM SW PVD EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, DIVERTED TO PVD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE #1 XFORMER RECTIFIER WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS REPLACED.

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.