A B767-300 flight crew on an international flight experienced fumes in the cockpit. They declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	706721
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
ASRS Report	706721
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1386
ASRS Report	706959
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Was on first break. Asked to return to cockpit prior to its completion. Flight manual procedures for smoke/fumesecond officerdor was in progress. Source of fumes could not be determined. Declared emergency and requested clearance to ZZZZ. All checklists were completed. Descent was normal. Accomplished overweight landing at ZZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FLT CREW ON AN INTERNATIONAL FLT EXPERIENCED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: WAS ON FIRST BREAK. ASKED TO RETURN TO COCKPIT PRIOR TO ITS COMPLETION. FLT MANUAL PROCS FOR SMOKE/FUMES/ODOR WAS IN PROGRESS. SOURCE OF FUMES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. DECLARED EMER AND REQUESTED CLRNC TO ZZZZ. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. DSCNT WAS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LNDG AT ZZZZ.

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.