An A320 flight attendant reported a burning smell in the aft galley nearing the flight's destination...

Attributes
ACN	841777
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 181 Flight Crew Total 10001 Flight Crew Type 4301
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During arrival; the purser called from the aft galley informing cockpit of a burning smell. He also reported that there was no visible smoke and that nearby panels felt normal. The smell was distinct however; and noticeable out to the last three rows of the cabin. Captain declared an emergency with ATC and continued to an uneventful landing. Fire crews inspected the exterior of the aircraft; observed nothing unusual and cleared us to taxi to the gate where the passengers deplaned calmly. Fire crews inspected the aft galley area and found no evidence of fire. Aircrew submitted the discrepancy report to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Flight Attendant reported a burning smell in the aft galley nearing the flight's destination. An emergency was declared with a normal landing and inspection by fire crews. No evidence of a fire was found.

Narrative: During arrival; the Purser called from the aft galley informing cockpit of a burning smell. He also reported that there was no visible smoke and that nearby panels felt normal. The smell was distinct however; and noticeable out to the last three rows of the cabin. Captain declared an emergency with ATC and continued to an uneventful landing. Fire crews inspected the exterior of the aircraft; observed nothing unusual and cleared us to taxi to the gate where the passengers deplaned calmly. Fire crews inspected the aft galley area and found no evidence of fire. Aircrew submitted the discrepancy report to maintenance.

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.

An A320 flight attendant reported a burning smell in the aft galley nearing the flight's destination. An emergency was declared with a normal landing and inspection by fire crews. No evidence of a fire was found.