A DHC8-100 crew had a strong burning smell in flight. After the smoke and fire of unknown origin che...

Attributes
ACN	813514
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	813514
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately XA50 and about 40 mi sse of ZZZ the captain noticed a burning odor and asked me to confirm it which I did. We were at 4000 ft. We declared an emergency with ATC and I was directed to do the 'smoke and fire of unknown origin checklist' which I did. After the recirc fan and the bleed air were turned off the odor persisted but did not get stronger so we continued to ZZZ and informed ATC that if the situation deteriorated we would then land at the nearest available airport. We informed the flight attendant and company of the situation and asked the flight attendant to monitor conditions in the back in case it got worse. She said it had stabilized and the odor was more towards the front than the rear of the aircraft. At no time did we see any smoke or fire. We landed uneventfully at ZZZ and after a visual inspection by emergency equipment standing by we taxied to the gate and deplaned passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC8-100 CREW HAD A STRONG BURNING SMELL IN FLIGHT. AFTER THE SMOKE AND FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN CHECKLIST THE SITUATION DID NOT WORSEN SO THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA50 AND ABOUT 40 MI SSE OF ZZZ THE CAPT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND ASKED ME TO CONFIRM IT WHICH I DID. WE WERE AT 4000 FT. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND I WAS DIRECTED TO DO THE 'SMOKE AND FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN CHKLIST' WHICH I DID. AFTER THE RECIRC FAN AND THE BLEED AIR WERE TURNED OFF THE ODOR PERSISTED BUT DID NOT GET STRONGER SO WE CONTINUED TO ZZZ AND INFORMED ATC THAT IF THE SITUATION DETERIORATED WE WOULD THEN LAND AT THE NEAREST AVAILABLE ARPT. WE INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND COMPANY OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO MONITOR CONDITIONS IN THE BACK IN CASE IT GOT WORSE. SHE SAID IT HAD STABILIZED AND THE ODOR WAS MORE TOWARDS THE FRONT THAN THE REAR OF THE ACFT. AT NO TIME DID WE SEE ANY SMOKE OR FIRE. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ZZZ AND AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION BY EMER EQUIP STANDING BY WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED PAX.

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.

A DHC8-100 crew had a strong burning smell in flight. After the smoke and fire of unknown origin checklist the situation did not worsen so the flight continued to its destination in an emergency condition.