MD82 flight crew has fumes; declares emergency and diverts for landing.

Attributes
ACN	724178
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	724178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain's primary flight display started to blink on and off follow by clicking relay noises and strong electrical burning smell. Declared an emergency and requested priority handling to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 FLT CREW HAS FUMES; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: CAPT'S PRIMARY FLT DISPLAY STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF FOLLOW BY CLICKING RELAY NOISES AND STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO LAND.

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.