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A B757 flight crew and cabin crew noticed a plastic smell. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Cockpit crew and cabin flight attendants smelled a plastic odor in the airplane. Declared emergency and diverted to ZZZ; the most suitable airport; while completing checklists.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 flight crew and cabin crew noticed a plastic smell. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: Cockpit Crew and Cabin Flight Attendants smelled a plastic odor in the airplane. Declared emergency and diverted to ZZZ; the most suitable airport; while completing checklists.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.