A319
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 13500; Flight Crew Type 5100
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Diverted; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Just after level off; Lead Flight Attendant called with a report of an electrical fumes odor in the mid cabin. This was from row 7/8 to the over wing exit area. Captain confirmed with Flight Attendant no smoke. We declared an emergency when we smelled the odor in the cockpit. We donned O2 masks and ran Smoke/Fumes QRC. We pulled up closest airports from FMGC database and diverted to the closest airport in point and time. We referenced and ran the Overweight Landing Checklist and received landing data from Dispatch on ACARS. Normal landing and rollout ensued.
After leveling off at our assigned FL340; we were called by the First Flight Attendant and informed that they had detected an electrical burning smell at mid cabin near rows 7 and 8. They also said that the entertainment system was not working normally; that music was playing on all channels. We smelled nothing in the cockpit and had no abnormal indications. I took a lav break at that time in order to confirm the odor and did smell it. The First Officer said he could smell it when the cockpit door opened. We decided to declare an emergency and land at a nearby airport. We advised ATC and the Dispatcher and referenced the smoke/fumes checklist after donning our O2 masks and establishing communications. We referenced the Overweight Landing Checklist and obtained the performance data for the landing. We executed a normal approach; landing; rollout; and taxi at the divert airport. The local fire crew did meet us off the runway. We did speak with them. They saw no apparent damage and we taxied to the gate where they boarded and did an inspection and found no damage. The odor seemed to be gone at that time. We ferried this aircraft the following morning without incident. Maintenance found no apparent cause for the odor.
An A319 crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest airport after a cabin electrical odor was detected and the entertainment system malfunctioned.