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A B737 flight crew noticed a burning odor in the cockpit that was noticeable in the cabin also. The source could not be determined so they declared an emergency and landed normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 808622 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During descent at approximately 15000 ft; strong odor of burning noted on flight deck. Cabin crew noted as well as passenger. Flight attendants advised no ovens were on or no coffee makers on. Source of odor could not be ascertained. Emergency declared and uneventful approach and landing accomplished on runway xx (6 KT tailwind). Fire department checked exterior prior to taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT THAT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE CABIN ALSO. THE SOURCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SO THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED NORMALLY.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT AT APPROX 15000 FT; STRONG ODOR OF BURNING NOTED ON FLT DECK. CABIN CREW NOTED AS WELL AS PAX. FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED NO OVENS WERE ON OR NO COFFEE MAKERS ON. SOURCE OF ODOR COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED. EMER DECLARED AND UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED ON RWY XX (6 KT TAILWIND). FIRE DEPT CHKED EXTERIOR PRIOR TO TAXI TO GATE.
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.