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A319 flight crew reported an oily burning smell in the cabin after starting the APU and running pack 1.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1540100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After starting APU and running pack 1 (pack 2 inoperative -MEL) mild oder of dirty sick smell; oily; burnt crayons smell was present in cabin and flight deck. Removed crew from aircraft and called maintenance.after leaving the aircraft and researching through the maintenance records; it appears that this aircraft (recently) has had numerous fume events written up in the log book. It is very disconcerting that this situation on this specific aircraft has not been addressed more aggressively. When considering the levels of danger and extreme health issues that a fume events can cause to crew members and passengers; I would expect the company to take events like this more seriously by correcting the maintenance problem and not hand it off to pilots to determine if the aircraft is safe to operate or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew reported an oily burning smell in the cabin after starting the APU and running pack 1.
Narrative: After starting APU and running pack 1 (pack 2 INOP -MEL) mild Oder of dirty sick smell; oily; burnt crayons smell was present in cabin and flight deck. Removed crew from aircraft and called Maintenance.After leaving the aircraft and researching through the Maintenance records; it appears that this aircraft (recently) has had numerous fume events written up in the log book. It is very disconcerting that this situation on this specific aircraft has not been addressed more aggressively. When considering the levels of danger and extreme health issues that a fume events can cause to crew members and passengers; I would expect the company to take events like this more seriously by correcting the maintenance problem and not hand it off to pilots to determine if the aircraft is safe to operate or not.
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.