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B737-400 encounters popped circuit breaker and subsequent electrical fumes during diversion to nearest suitable airport; also received a cargo fire warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 721464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time type : 178 |
| ASRS Report | 721464 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 114 |
| ASRS Report | 721461 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise the TR#1 C/B popped followed by electrical fumes. Emergency declared with a request for an immediate turn to the nearest suitable airport. ATC provide immediate turn for ZZZ. During the diversion the fwd cargo fire light illuminated - fwd bottle discharged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 ENCOUNTERS POPPED CB AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTRICAL FUMES DURING DIVERSION TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT; ALSO RECEIVED A CARGO FIRE WARNING.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE THE TR#1 C/B POPPED FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL FUMES. EMER DECLARED WITH A REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. ATC PROVIDE IMMEDIATE TURN FOR ZZZ. DURING THE DIVERSION THE FWD CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED - FWD BOTTLE DISCHARGED.
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.