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Flight crew detects solvent fumes and elect to divert to the nearest suitable airport. Once on the ground; a search of the main cargo deck reveals a leaking five gallon can of perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane that had been enclosed in a plywood box without a hazmat label of any sort.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1308114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During our flight; we noticed a strong odor in the courier area first and then the cockpit about an hour into our flight. Upon noticing the odor was intensifying in smell; we diverted into ZZZ. Landing uneventful.the event was brought on entirely due to an odor from the airplane's cargo compartment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew detects solvent fumes and elect to divert to the nearest suitable airport. Once on the ground; a search of the main cargo deck reveals a leaking five gallon can of perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane that had been enclosed in a plywood box without a hazmat label of any sort.
Narrative: During our flight; we noticed a strong odor in the courier area first and then the cockpit about an hour into our flight. Upon noticing the odor was intensifying in smell; we diverted into ZZZ. Landing uneventful.The event was brought on entirely due to an odor from the airplane's cargo compartment.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.