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An A321 captain reported that during descent after the engines were throttled up at 7;000 ft a dirty socks smell was detected for up to two minutes; then it subsided.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1003514 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus 318/319/320/321 Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Fumes; dirty sock smell; after descent below 10;000 ft upon throttle up at 7;000 ft. Heavy smell at first then after a minute or 2; subsided in intensity until at the gate. 'D' flight attendant went for medical evaluation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A321 Captain reported that during descent after the engines were throttled up at 7;000 FT a dirty socks smell was detected for up to two minutes; then it subsided.
Narrative: Fumes; dirty sock smell; after descent below 10;000 FT upon throttle up at 7;000 FT. Heavy smell at first then after a minute or 2; subsided in intensity until at the gate. 'D' Flight Attendant went for medical evaluation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.