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A319 crew has electrical smoke and fumes in the cockpit and cabin. The crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 608445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 608445 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing and at time of leveloff, a strong smell of electrical type burn/smoke became very apparent in the flight deck. Then reports came from the cabin by both flight attendants and passenger of the same. An emergency was declared and clearance was requested and received to go direct rno. As far as I know, no regulations were violated, but I was very busy with oxygen mask on to be sure I did not break any FARS. An uneventful landing was made at rno. An extract fan was found to be burned out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 CREW HAS ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING AND AT TIME OF LEVELOFF, A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL TYPE BURN/SMOKE BECAME VERY APPARENT IN THE FLT DECK. THEN RPTS CAME FROM THE CABIN BY BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX OF THE SAME. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND CLRNC WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TO GO DIRECT RNO. AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO REGULATIONS WERE VIOLATED, BUT I WAS VERY BUSY WITH OXYGEN MASK ON TO BE SURE I DID NOT BREAK ANY FARS. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT RNO. AN EXTRACT FAN WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED OUT.
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.