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Airbus flight crew deferred the decision to divert for a strange smell because it didn't smell like a classic electrical odor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Soon after leveloff at FL330; we had a strong sulfur odor in the cockpit. Asked flight attendant of odor and after a short time they too complained of a bad smell. At this time we were 120 miles south of ZZZ; so we diverted to ZZZ to land as soon as possible. Emergency declared. Right window heat control unit fried. New unit installed by maintenance burned. Please advise crews of a burned circuit board may have a strong smell of sulfur. This smell of sulfur delayed our decision to divert because it did not smell of burning plastic or ozone smell of a normal overheated or burning electrical components.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airbus flight crew deferred the decision to divert for a strange smell because it didn't smell like a classic electrical odor.
Narrative: Soon after leveloff at FL330; we had a strong sulfur odor in the cockpit. Asked Flight Attendant of odor and after a short time they too complained of a bad smell. At this time we were 120 miles south of ZZZ; so we diverted to ZZZ to land ASAP. Emergency declared. Right window heat control unit fried. New unit installed by Maintenance burned. Please advise crews of a burned circuit board may have a strong smell of sulfur. This smell of sulfur delayed our decision to divert because it did not smell of burning plastic or ozone smell of a normal overheated or burning electrical components.
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.