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A320 flight attendant reported 'smelly socks' odor during preflight and notifying the flight deck crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1698729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I was working position 1 on aircraft X from ZZZ to ZZZ1. Upon entering the plane I immediately noticed the typical smelly socks; wet dog smell in the cabin. The captain was seated in first class along with the first officer and I informed them that the cabin smells like we are experiencing a fume event. They said they smelt it also and that the smell will go away once we take flight and turn off the APU. I told them I would continue only if the smell does not get worse. I also notified my crew members of my past three fume events and told them that what they were smelling was caused by the APU. Suggestions: making the company correct this problem since they are aware of it; which is endangering their employees' health and the customers we are responsible for.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Flight Attendant reported 'smelly socks' odor during preflight and notifying the flight deck crew.
Narrative: I was working position 1 on Aircraft X from ZZZ to ZZZ1. Upon entering the plane I immediately noticed the typical smelly socks; wet dog smell in the cabin. The Captain was seated in first class along with the First Officer and I informed them that the cabin smells like we are experiencing a fume event. They said they smelt it also and that the smell will go away once we take flight and turn off the APU. I told them I would continue only if the smell does not get worse. I also notified my crew members of my past three fume events and told them that what they were smelling was caused by the APU. Suggestions: Making the company correct this problem since they are aware of it; which is endangering their employees' health and the customers we are responsible for.
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.