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A320 captain reported smelling an 'oily' odor in the cockpit which was also reported by flight attendants in the aft galley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1701021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 17000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During approach I thought I smelled an 'oily' scent. No one else in the crew complained of any unusual smells so I thought it might just be my imagination. Being curious; I asked the first officer (first officer) if he noticed anything unusual. He said he caught a whiff of something. We were on final approach and landed the aircraft. At the gate I asked our #1 F/a (flight attendant) if she noticed any unusual scent and she said no. I then asked the F/a working in the back of the aircraft and he said he smelled a chemical odor during descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported smelling an 'oily' odor in the cockpit which was also reported by flight attendants in the aft galley.
Narrative: During approach I thought I smelled an 'oily' scent. No one else in the crew complained of any unusual smells so I thought it might just be my imagination. Being curious; I asked the F/O (First Officer) if he noticed anything unusual. He said he caught a whiff of something. We were on final approach and landed the aircraft. At the gate I asked our #1 F/A (Flight Attendant) if she noticed any unusual scent and she said no. I then asked the F/A working in the back of the aircraft and he said he smelled a chemical odor during descent.
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.