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An A319 flight attendant crew all detected a wet; dirty socks odor in the forward galley area. The captain was notified and diverted to a nearby airport where the flight was canceled while the pilots ferried the aircraft to a maintenance base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1134937 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201312 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Flight attendant a called C and B to forward galley and asked if we noticed any smell. There was a wet; dirty sock smell; and a called the captain to inform him of our observations. We landed at a divert airport and outside maintenance was called to check for issues. After six hours of tests; flight was canceled and flight attendants went to hotel and cockpit crew ferried to a maintenance base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 Flight Attendant crew all detected a wet; dirty socks odor in the forward galley area. The Captain was notified and diverted to a nearby airport where the flight was canceled while the pilots ferried the aircraft to a maintenance base.
Narrative: Flight Attendant A called C and B to forward galley and asked if we noticed any smell. There was a wet; dirty sock smell; and A called the Captain to inform him of our observations. We landed at a divert airport and outside Maintenance was called to check for issues. After six hours of tests; flight was canceled and flight attendants went to hotel and cockpit crew ferried to a Maintenance base.
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.