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Strong fumes were reported in the cabin of an A320. Flight crew declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 780835 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff; the flight attendant called and said she smelled strong fumes in the back of the aircraft. I was the PNF. I told the captain to listen. He xferred control of the aircraft to me and after talking with the flight attendant we decided to return to ZZZ. We landed on runway 28L. The fire trucks followed us to the gate. We unloaded the passenger and talked with maintenance; switched airplanes; and continued to destination with a new airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STRONG FUMES WERE REPORTED IN THE CABIN OF AN A320. FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF; THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID SHE SMELLED STRONG FUMES IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT. I WAS THE PNF. I TOLD THE CAPT TO LISTEN. HE XFERRED CTL OF THE ACFT TO ME AND AFTER TALKING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ZZZ. WE LANDED ON RWY 28L. THE FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE. WE UNLOADED THE PAX AND TALKED WITH MAINT; SWITCHED AIRPLANES; AND CONTINUED TO DEST WITH A NEW AIRPLANE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.