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A319 flight crew reported being advised by flight attendants of a strange smell in the cabin which the pilots smelled also; but elect to continue. The fumes persisted; but the flight landed safely at their destination. Procedures for dealing with a fume event are buried in the fom and the title does not have anything to do with fumes; therefore procedures that were required were never accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1394239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Flight attendant a advised of a smell in cabin. Cockpit crew smelled it also. We had just flown [here] with no issues. Number 1 pack was deferred. After aircraft was boarded; we sat in a downpour with the boarding door open and attributed smell to having only one pack operating combined with little airflow; very humid and warm in the airplane.after takeoff the smell remained; but no worse. Flight attendant advised some passengers were asking if someone vomited. ACARS was sent to maintenance advising them of issue and odor reporting sheet was filled out. Continued to destination and landed.after arriving home I researched and could not find anything regarding the issue. I was hoping to see the base chief pilot or another pilot to ask; but saw no one. While preparing the aircraft for today's flight; I searched the manuals again and came upon a read file dealing with reporting. The information needed is cloaked in some obscure title called abcd crew support instead of something more obvious. As a result; procedures that were required were never accomplished. Rename this file to fume event reporting or something more obvious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew reported being advised by flight attendants of a strange smell in the cabin which the pilots smelled also; but elect to continue. The fumes persisted; but the flight landed safely at their destination. Procedures for dealing with a fume event are buried in the FOM and the title does not have anything to do with fumes; therefore procedures that were required were never accomplished.
Narrative: Flight Attendant A advised of a smell in cabin. Cockpit crew smelled it also. We had just flown [here] with no issues. Number 1 pack was deferred. After aircraft was boarded; we sat in a downpour with the boarding door open and attributed smell to having only one pack operating combined with little airflow; very humid and warm in the airplane.After takeoff the smell remained; but no worse. Flight attendant advised some passengers were asking if someone vomited. ACARS was sent to maintenance advising them of issue and odor reporting sheet was filled out. Continued to destination and landed.After arriving home I researched and could not find anything regarding the issue. I was hoping to see the base Chief Pilot or another pilot to ask; but saw no one. While preparing the aircraft for today's flight; I searched the manuals again and came upon a read file dealing with reporting. The information needed is cloaked in some obscure title called ABCD Crew Support instead of something more obvious. As a result; procedures that were required were never accomplished. Rename this file to fume event reporting or something more obvious.
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.