Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Porter Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-E2, registration C-GKQM performing flight PD-521 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Tampa,FL (USA) with 63 people on board, was enroute about 30 minutes prior to top of descent when the crew noticed an acrid smell in the cockpit followed by hazy smoke at the right hand side of the cockpit. The crew worked the related checklists, and the smoke dissipated. The crew continued to Tampa, reported smoke in the cockpit to ATC and landed safely on Tampa’s runway 19R.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew requested emergency services on standby for landing but refused to declare emergency, Air Traffic Control did declare emergency for the flight. Emergency services inspected the aircraft and also noticed the acrid smell.