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MD88 flight crew reports acrid burning smell in the forward galley and after complying with QRH procedures; diverts to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 769646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 6650 flight time type : 4880 |
| ASRS Report | 769646 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Established at cruise altitude of FL330 approximately abeam ZZZ on an overwater segment; the lead flight attendant reported an acrid burning odor in the forward galley. I then had the odor confirmed by another flight attendant and the first officer. We ran the QRH for smoke or fumes. Determined ZZZ was the nearest suitable airport for diversion and diverted direct to ZZZ. Declared emergency en route to ZZZ. Maintained 250+ KTS until 15 NM from airfield. After clearing the runway in ZZZ; the aircraft was inspected by the crash crew. Crash cleared the aircraft; so we proceeded to the gate and offloaded passenger. I then turned the aircraft over to maintenance and crash crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FLT CREW REPORTS ACRID BURNING SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND AFTER COMPLYING WITH QRH PROCEDURES; DIVERTS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: ESTABLISHED AT CRUISE ALT OF FL330 APPROX ABEAM ZZZ ON AN OVERWATER SEGMENT; THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN ACRID BURNING ODOR IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. I THEN HAD THE ODOR CONFIRMED BY ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT AND THE FO. WE RAN THE QRH FOR SMOKE OR FUMES. DETERMINED ZZZ WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT FOR DIVERSION AND DIVERTED DIRECT TO ZZZ. DECLARED EMER ENRTE TO ZZZ. MAINTAINED 250+ KTS UNTIL 15 NM FROM AIRFIELD. AFTER CLRING THE RWY IN ZZZ; THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE CRASH CREW. CRASH CLRED THE ACFT; SO WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE AND OFFLOADED PAX. I THEN TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO MAINT AND CRASH CREW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.