LJ31 crew had electrical fumes in cockpit and electrical instrument flags.

Attributes
ACN	567681
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cty.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	567681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	567682
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While cruising at FL390, autoplt disengaged and pilot's flight director flagged. About 10 seconds later, electrical burning smell was observed. We donned oxygen masks and began emergency descent. ZJX then vectored us to gnv airport, where a normal landing was performed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ31 CREW HAD ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT AND ELECTRICAL INST FLAGS.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL390, AUTOPLT DISENGAGED AND PLT'S FLT DIRECTOR FLAGGED. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS OBSERVED. WE DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND BEGAN EMER DSCNT. ZJX THEN VECTORED US TO GNV ARPT, WHERE A NORMAL LNDG WAS PERFORMED.

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.