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A B737-300 captain reported he was advised near top of descent by a flight attendant of a strong burning smell. He ran the appropriate checklist; declared an emergency and landed normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 276 Flight Crew Type 13800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
At top of descent; the a flight attendant called the cockpit and reported a strong acrid smell 'like electrical or plastic burning' in the forward galley back to about row 4 in the cabin. I tried turning off the gasper and recirculation fans. The a flight attendant said that it didn't help. She then said that the forward galley coffee pot came on with no physical input from anybody. At that time the first officer and I both smelled a slight electrical smell in the cockpit. I decided to perform the smoke and fumes checklist and declare an emergency. The smell dissipated after we landed with no further problems noted. All coordination with ATC and the emergency crews went like a textbook. We had the emergency crew chief ensure there was no smoke/fire/fumes coming from the cargo bay before we taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 Captain reported he was advised near top of descent by a Flight Attendant of a strong burning smell. He ran the appropriate checklist; declared an emergency and landed normally.
Narrative: At top of descent; the A Flight Attendant called the cockpit and reported a strong acrid smell 'like electrical or plastic burning' in the forward galley back to about Row 4 in the cabin. I tried turning off the gasper and recirculation fans. The A Flight Attendant said that it didn't help. She then said that the forward galley coffee pot came on with no physical input from anybody. At that time the First Officer and I both smelled a slight electrical smell in the cockpit. I decided to perform the Smoke and Fumes checklist and declare an emergency. The smell dissipated after we landed with no further problems noted. All coordination with ATC and the Emergency Crews went like a textbook. We had the Emergency Crew Chief ensure there was no smoke/fire/fumes coming from the cargo bay before we taxied to the gate.
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.