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Attributes | |
ACN | 1750914 |
Time | |
Date | 202007 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
Events | |
Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During descent into ZZZ below 16000 ft there was a strong cigarette smoke like smell coming from a unknown source. No smoke was visible. The smell came and went throughout the descent approach and landing. It dissipated upon block in. Priority handling was requested from ATC as a precaution.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-767 Captain reported 'strong cigarette smoke-like' odor during initial approach for landing.
Narrative: During descent into ZZZ below 16000 ft there was a strong cigarette smoke like smell coming from a unknown source. No smoke was visible. The smell came and went throughout the descent approach and landing. It dissipated upon block in. Priority handling was requested from ATC as a precaution.
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.