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A320 first officer reported diverting to an alternate airport after experiencing several engine rollbacks along with a smoke odor in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1383133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Type 1059 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Cruise flight deviations for weather and trying to top weather number one engine rolled back two times briefly. One brief ECAM; engine fail stall; then cleared without pilot action. Requested lower altitude [FL320] and assistance from ATC with weather deviations. We discussed the indications and options. We determined that this was not an indication issue and requested divert to nearest suitable. The flight attendant in the aft cabin called and reported smell of smoke. We [advised ATC]. No ecams or smell of smoke present on the flight deck. Clear of the weather we reviewed smoke and engine failure QRH while proceeding to [alternate]. Later; the flight attendants reported they no longer smelled smoke; and that they had smelled smoke on takeoff but also had gone away. Number one engine continued to be stable [and] no other smell of smoke. [After landing] maintenance found bite stator valve failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer reported diverting to an alternate airport after experiencing several engine rollbacks along with a smoke odor in the cabin.
Narrative: Cruise flight deviations for weather and trying to top weather number one engine rolled back two times briefly. One brief ECAM; engine fail stall; then cleared without pilot action. Requested lower altitude [FL320] and assistance from ATC with weather deviations. We discussed the indications and options. We determined that this was not an indication issue and requested divert to nearest suitable. The flight attendant in the aft cabin called and reported smell of smoke. We [advised ATC]. No ECAMS or smell of smoke present on the flight deck. Clear of the weather we reviewed smoke and engine failure QRH while proceeding to [alternate]. Later; the flight attendants reported they no longer smelled smoke; and that they had smelled smoke on takeoff but also had gone away. Number one engine continued to be stable [and] no other smell of smoke. [After landing] Maintenance found bite stator valve failure.
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.