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A320 captain reported a fume event during cruise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1731756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL360 the lead flight attendant informed us of a foul odor in the forward cabin. She said the smelled was like that of dirty socks. At this point; we did not smell it. We ran the QRH procedure; elimination of foul odors in flight deck and cabin. We decided to turn off pack 1. At that point the smell came forward and it was the dirty sock smell. Within 5 minutes the smell dissipated; in both the cabin and flight deck. We left pack 1 off and the crossbleed shut. After communicating with the cabin crew and determining the smell was gone we decided to continue to ZZZ. We sent a message to dispatch about our situation but did not get a reply until I queried them about our first message. Then the reply was an affirmative that they got the first message. No guidance was offered. We landed uneventfully; but had to wait 19 minutes for a gate. During this period we requested paramedics and maintenance to meet the aircraft. I wanted my crew and myself to be checked for any adverse effects from the odor. We were checked and cleared. When maintenance boarded the aircraft they stated that they could smell the dirty sock smell.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported a fume event during cruise.
Narrative: In cruise at FL360 the lead Flight Attendant informed us of a foul odor in the forward cabin. She said the smelled was like that of dirty socks. At this point; we did not smell it. We ran the QRH procedure; elimination of foul odors in flight deck and cabin. We decided to turn off Pack 1. At that point the smell came forward and it was the dirty sock smell. Within 5 minutes the smell dissipated; in both the cabin and flight deck. We left Pack 1 off and the Crossbleed shut. After communicating with the cabin crew and determining the smell was gone we decided to continue to ZZZ. We sent a message to Dispatch about our situation but did not get a reply until I queried them about our first message. Then the reply was an affirmative that they got the first message. No guidance was offered. We landed uneventfully; but had to wait 19 minutes for a gate. During this period we requested paramedics and Maintenance to meet the aircraft. I wanted my crew and myself to be checked for any adverse effects from the odor. We were checked and cleared. When Maintenance boarded the aircraft they stated that they could smell the dirty sock smell.
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.