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A ce-560 flight crew experienced a loud bang followed by a strange odor resulting in an emergency being declared and diversion for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 601131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on a flight from udb to bjc, climbing through approximately FL370 to FL410, a loud and frightening bang was heard and felt in the aircraft. A strange odor was also momentarily present. Oxygen masks were donned and an emergency was declared. The aircraft diverted to las without any further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE-560 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A STRANGE ODOR RESULTING IN AN EMER BEING DECLARED AND DIVERSION FOR LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM UDB TO BJC, CLBING THROUGH APPROX FL370 TO FL410, A LOUD AND FRIGHTENING BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT IN THE ACFT. A STRANGE ODOR WAS ALSO MOMENTARILY PRESENT. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DONNED AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE ACFT DIVERTED TO LAS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.