A B737 crew reports a camping stove fuel smell throughout the aircraft in-flight. An emergency is declared and maintenance finds camping stove fuel in the fwd pit.

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Attributes
ACN	766912
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tracon : zzz.tracon
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 : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 256
ASRS Report	766912
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	767006
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

We were in cruise at FL350 when first smelled odor that smelled like camping stove fuel. Odor went away. Later odor returned briefly and then went away. At 12000 ft on downwind for an ILS xxl; purser notified us that the smell had returned and it was strong. We declared an emergency and went on oxygen. We got priority handling from ZZZ approach and request trucks follow us to the gate. At the gate the airplane was inspected and the mechanic informed us that camping stove fuel was found in the forward pit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 CREW REPORTS A CAMPING STOVE FUEL SMELL THROUGHOUT THE ACFT INFLT. AN EMER IS DECLARED AND MAINT FINDS CAMPING STOVE FUEL IN THE FWD PIT.

Narrative: WE WERE IN CRUISE AT FL350 WHEN FIRST SMELLED ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE CAMPING STOVE FUEL. ODOR WENT AWAY. LATER ODOR RETURNED BRIEFLY AND THEN WENT AWAY. AT 12000 FT ON DOWNWIND FOR AN ILS XXL; PURSER NOTIFIED US THAT THE SMELL HAD RETURNED AND IT WAS STRONG. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND WENT ON OXYGEN. WE GOT PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ZZZ APCH AND REQUEST TRUCKS FOLLOW US TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED AND THE MECH INFORMED US THAT CAMPING STOVE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FORWARD PIT.

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.