<< >> NASA ASRS Report 950012, May 2011

B737 flight crew at FL340 experiences autopilot; flight director failure followed shortly by electrical fumes in the cockpit. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	950012
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Autopilot
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 143
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 136
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

[We] experienced an autopilot/flight director failure with several other electrical malfunctions followed by strong electrical odors in the cabin and cockpit. Emergency declared. [We] diverted aircraft to nearest suitable airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew at FL340 experiences autopilot; Flight Director failure followed shortly by electrical fumes in the cockpit. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: [We] experienced an autopilot/flight director failure with several other electrical malfunctions followed by strong electrical odors in the cabin and cockpit. Emergency declared. [We] diverted aircraft to nearest suitable airport.

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.