MD80 diverts to an emergency landing after cabin attendant reports burning electrical odor.

Attributes
ACN	697129
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While in cruise; flight attendant reported the smell of burning electric. QRH items seemed to make the smell go away; but after about 5 minutes; the smell came back and was reported to be much worse and getting really bad in cabin. An emergency was declared and uneventful landing was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DIVERTS TO AN EMER LNDG AFTER CABIN ATTENDANT REPORTS BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE; FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRIC. QRH ITEMS SEEMED TO MAKE THE SMELL GO AWAY; BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES; THE SMELL CAME BACK AND WAS RPTED TO BE MUCH WORSE AND GETTING REALLY BAD IN CABIN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE.

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.