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A319 captain reported being advised by flight attendants of strong fumes in the cabin during gate arrival resulting in physiological issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1714175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Parked |
| 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 25000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
When I parked at gate and opened door #1 (flight attendant) flight attendant reported fume event in cabin. #2 flight attendant reported a strong dirty sock odor and advised me she was not feeling well.I went to cabin saw cleaners/security cleaners also wearing mask and holding noses. I put info in logbook and maintenance advised could be APU and wanted to me to run engines without APU. While hooking up aircraft with cart station personnel sprayed entire aircraft with a lemon smelling spray making odor even worse.tried starting engines but air cart failed. Maintenance advised they would find another one and with doors and windows shut and without air odor become unbearable and left aircraft due to concern of safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported being advised by flight attendants of strong fumes in the cabin during gate arrival resulting in physiological issues.
Narrative: When I parked at gate and opened door #1 (Flight Attendant) FA reported fume event in cabin. #2 FA reported a strong dirty sock odor and advised me she was not feeling well.I went to cabin saw cleaners/security cleaners also wearing mask and holding noses. I put info in logbook and Maintenance advised could be APU and wanted to me to run engines without APU. While hooking up aircraft with cart station personnel sprayed entire aircraft with a lemon smelling spray making odor even worse.Tried starting engines but air cart failed. Maintenance advised they would find another one and with doors and windows shut and without air odor become unbearable and left aircraft due to concern of safety.
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.