B737-300 flight crew has fumes in cockpit; declares an emergency and diverts.

Attributes
ACN	725303
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 265
ASRS Report	725303
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smelled fumes; acrid smell at beginning of descent. Confirmed same was occurring in cabin. Pointed the aircraft for ZZZ. Declared emergency with center and approach. Accomplished QRH procedures. Flew an expeditious approach to landing opposite direction; runway 19R. Configured a little late but well within safe parameters for an on speed touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW HAS FUMES IN COCKPIT; DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS.

Narrative: SMELLED FUMES; ACRID SMELL AT BEGINNING OF DSCNT. CONFIRMED SAME WAS OCCURRING IN CABIN. POINTED THE ACFT FOR ZZZ. DECLARED EMER WITH CTR AND APCH. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCS. FLEW AN EXPEDITIOUS APCH TO LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION; RWY 19R. CONFIGURED A LITTLE LATE BUT WELL WITHIN SAFE PARAMETERS FOR AN ON SPD TOUCHDOWN.

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.