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A B777 crew experienced a strong electrical burning smell during approach. Emergency declared with an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 644153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 644153 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Descending through 11000 ft; strong burning odor -- electrical suspected. Confirmed with flight attendants with regards to ovens and other electrical equipment that odor was not present in the galley or cabin. Oxygen masks were donned as odor persisted. Confirmed smoke from the vicinity of the jumpseats. Declared emergency; landed on runway 26R with emergency equipment present. Smoke dissipated after landing. Aircraft escorted to gate by emergency crews.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 CREW EXPERIENCED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL DURING APCH. EMER DECLARED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH 11000 FT; STRONG BURNING ODOR -- ELECTRICAL SUSPECTED. CONFIRMED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS WITH REGARDS TO OVENS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIP THAT ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE GALLEY OR CABIN. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DONNED AS ODOR PERSISTED. CONFIRMED SMOKE FROM THE VICINITY OF THE JUMPSEATS. DECLARED EMER; LANDED ON RWY 26R WITH EMER EQUIP PRESENT. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER LNDG. ACFT ESCORTED TO GATE BY EMER CREWS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.