<< >> NASA ASRS Report 960442, July 2011

An EMB140 flight crew and flight attendant smelled smoke/fumes at cruise so an emergency was declared; the QRH checklist completed; and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	960442
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

In cruise flight at FL360; captain and first officer both noticed smell of smoke/fumes. After confirming the smell with flight attendant and 2 deadheading crewmembers throughout the cabin; we [informed] flight attendant that we were diverting and to prepare for an emergency landing. Captain and first officer performed 'cabin or cockpit fire/smoke/fumes' memory items; epc; and aom volume 1 procedures. We declared an emergency with ATC and diverted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An EMB140 flight crew and Flight Attendant smelled smoke/fumes at cruise so an emergency was declared; the QRH checklist completed; and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: In cruise flight at FL360; Captain and First Officer both noticed smell of smoke/fumes. After confirming the smell with Flight Attendant and 2 deadheading crewmembers throughout the cabin; we [informed] Flight Attendant that we were diverting and to prepare for an emergency landing. Captain and First Officer performed 'Cabin or Cockpit Fire/Smoke/Fumes' memory items; EPC; and AOM volume 1 procedures. We declared an emergency with ATC and diverted.

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.