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A320 crew during climb to altitude diverted due to electrical fumes. Avionics vent blower and exhaust ECAM indicated that system was malfunctioning. Checklist run; fumes diminished during descent. Crew continued for normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1328458 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cooling Fan any cooling fan |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 188 Flight Crew Type 637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213 Flight Crew Type 1220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL290 slight smell of electrical fire fumes. Called flight attendants (fas) and they reported no smell. Fumes intensified very rapidly. Donned O2 masks; [advised] center; coordinated immediate emergency descent/turn to ZZZ. Finished running smoke/fumes checklist. Noticed vent blower and exhaust ecams; ran those checklists. Contacted fas giving them the test briefing and told them to prepare the cabin for evacuation. On descent fumes began to diminish; removed 02 masks; and informed fas. Continued for normal landing; taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 crew during climb to altitude diverted due to electrical fumes. Avionics vent blower and exhaust ECAM indicated that system was malfunctioning. Checklist run; fumes diminished during descent. Crew continued for normal landing.
Narrative: Climbing through FL290 slight smell of electrical fire fumes. Called Flight Attendants (FAs) and they reported no smell. Fumes intensified very rapidly. Donned O2 masks; [advised] center; coordinated immediate emergency descent/turn to ZZZ. Finished running Smoke/fumes checklist. Noticed Vent Blower and Exhaust ECAMS; ran those checklists. Contacted FAs giving them the TEST briefing and told them to prepare the cabin for evacuation. On descent fumes began to diminish; removed 02 masks; and informed FAs. Continued for normal landing; taxi to gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.