A B767 flight attendant reports electrical fumes and haze in cabin so fuel is dumped, emergency declared and flight is diverted to sgas, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	552485
Time
Date	200207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	552485
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 4
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

ATC facility: cordaba. Location: mtq VOR, en route. Flight attendants reported a burning electrical smell with a haze in the cabin. The smell traveled into the cockpit and we accomplished the red box and emergency checklist. An emergency was declared and diversion to asu. 15000 pounds of fuel was dumped 80 mi west of asu (asuncion, paraguay) at 10000 ft. An overweight landing at 330000 pounds with minimum sink rate at landing. Emergency equipment on ground confirmed no fire or smoke and normal taxi to gate was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS ELECTRICAL FUMES AND HAZE IN CABIN SO FUEL IS DUMPED, EMER DECLARED AND FLT IS DIVERTED TO SGAS, FO.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: CORDABA. LOCATION: MTQ VOR, ENRTE. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL WITH A HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE SMELL TRAVELED INTO THE COCKPIT AND WE ACCOMPLISHED THE RED BOX AND EMER CHKLIST. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND DIVERSION TO ASU. 15000 LBS OF FUEL WAS DUMPED 80 MI W OF ASU (ASUNCION, PARAGUAY) AT 10000 FT. AN OVERWT LNDG AT 330000 LBS WITH MINIMUM SINK RATE AT LNDG. EMER EQUIP ON GND CONFIRMED NO FIRE OR SMOKE AND NORMAL TAXI TO GATE WAS MADE.

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.