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Attributes | |
ACN | 517292 |
Time | |
Date | 200107 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
State Reference | UT |
Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 |
ASRS Report | 517292 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Flight attendants reported strong sulfur smell in cabin getting worse. Told slc approach that and requested expedited descent and approach. Approach made us #1 and cleared us for a visual to runway 34L at slc. Landing uneventful, and flight attendants reported smell went away after touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW HAD RPTED STRONG SULFUR SMELL IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED STRONG SULFUR SMELL IN CABIN GETTING WORSE. TOLD SLC APCH THAT AND REQUESTED EXPEDITED DSCNT AND APCH. APCH MADE US #1 AND CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 34L AT SLC. LNDG UNEVENTFUL, AND FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.