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A319 flight attendant reported an oily smell in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1406896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 5 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 15 Flight Attendant Total 5 Flight Attendant Type 90 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During landing the captain did an 'all call' and asked if we smelled anything.I being the 'C' did advice that I smell some sort of 'oil' smell. That was the best way that I could identify it. I did experience lightheadedness earlier inflight however I just thought it was from lack of enough water in addition to having a headache after landing. The entire event went so quickly unfortunately there was/is not much more to report however I do hope this helps. Now in regards to the not knowing the captain/pilots names. With all the changes with our beloved airline; unfortunately there is no way to know who they are in between flights when they change with each leg; also there is no way we can reference it afterwards. Isn't it in the passenger's and crew's best interest the pilots stay with the crew for continuity and safety?I can't tell you how many flights and legs I've been on that there simply is not enough time in between flights to find out who our fellow crewmembers are! How is this safe? We are safety professionals and should there be an evacuation or some other emergency how is it safe we do not even know their names? Does something catastrophic has to happen?I hope this serves as some sort of 'red flag' that since this merger and all the inevitable changes; there is one that should have remained in place which is the pilots who originated the flight stay with it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Flight Attendant reported an oily smell in the cabin.
Narrative: During landing the Captain did an 'all call' and asked if we smelled anything.I being the 'C' did advice that I smell some sort of 'oil' smell. That was the best way that I could identify it. I did experience lightheadedness earlier inflight however I just thought it was from lack of enough water in addition to having a headache after landing. The entire event went so quickly unfortunately there was/is not much more to report however I do hope this helps. Now in regards to the not knowing the Captain/Pilots names. With all the changes with our beloved airline; unfortunately there is no way to know who they are in between flights when they change with each leg; also there is no way we can reference it afterwards. Isn't it in the passenger's and crew's best interest the Pilots stay with the crew for continuity and safety?I can't tell you how many flights and legs I've been on that there simply is not enough time in between flights to find out who our fellow crewmembers are! How is this safe? We are safety professionals and should there be an evacuation or some other emergency how is it safe we do not even know their names? Does something catastrophic has to happen?I hope this serves as some sort of 'red flag' that since this merger and all the inevitable changes; there is one that should have remained in place which is the pilots who originated the flight stay with it.
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.