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An emergency was declared on short final because of a sulfur smell throughout an A321 possibly caused by a recirculation fan failure. Smell dissipated after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 696220 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Over airport smelled sulfur odor similar to burning matches. Flight attendants called up and said they smelled it throughout entire aircraft. Declared an emergency. After landing the odor seemed to dissipate with no visible smoke evident to crash fire rescue equipment. Taxied to gate and deplaned passenger. Fumes possibly caused by a failing right recirculation fan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMER WAS DECLARED ON SHORT FINAL BECAUSE OF A SULFUR SMELL THROUGHOUT AN A321 POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A RECIRCULATION FAN FAILURE. SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: OVER ARPT SMELLED SULFUR ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING MATCHES. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED UP AND SAID THEY SMELLED IT THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ACFT. DECLARED AN EMER. AFTER LNDG THE ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE EVIDENT TO CFR. TAXIED TO GATE AND DEPLANED PAX. FUMES POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A FAILING R RECIRCULATION FAN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.