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A B757-200 captain reports fuel odor in cabin. Cabin attendants and passenger questioned toxicity of odor. Needs air quality study on B757 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 546973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 546973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Fuel odor in aircraft. I tried the suggested technique to reduce odor, but it was still very strong. Reference a front page article in a magazine, 'dangerous air in aircraft', flight attendants and passenger asked about the source of the odor and questioned whether it was toxic. The message states that the odor is not a safety of flight concern, but does not address the toxicity concern. The magazine article states that jet fuel does contain harmful toxins. I believe an air quality study should be done on this aircraft to address these concerns, and to assure the safety of our crews and passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CAPT RPTS FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. CABIN ATTENDANTS AND PAX QUESTIONED TOXICITY OF ODOR. NEEDS AIR QUALITY STUDY ON B757 ACFT.
Narrative: FUEL ODOR IN ACFT. I TRIED THE SUGGESTED TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE ODOR, BUT IT WAS STILL VERY STRONG. REF A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE, 'DANGEROUS AIR IN ACFT', FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX ASKED ABOUT THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AND QUESTIONED WHETHER IT WAS TOXIC. THE MESSAGE STATES THAT THE ODOR IS NOT A SAFETY OF FLT CONCERN, BUT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE TOXICITY CONCERN. THE MAGAZINE ARTICLE STATES THAT JET FUEL DOES CONTAIN HARMFUL TOXINS. I BELIEVE AN AIR QUALITY STUDY SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ACFT TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS, AND TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR CREWS AND PAX.
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.