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A320 captain reported complaints from the flight attendants of noxious fumes shortly after engine start.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1562180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Immediately after starting both engines and re-configuring the bleed system to supply the packs air from their on-side engine bleeds; which itself followed a previous btb for maintenance; the aft; B; flight attendant called the flight deck to report the aft; D; flight attendant vomiting in the presence of acrid/metallic/oily fumes. The fumes were reported to be noticeable from row 16 aft. Two passengers also reported noticing the fumes as well as a passenger vomiting as well. It is unknown if [the passenger] perceived the fumes as well. We; the flight deck crew; did not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported complaints from the Flight Attendants of noxious fumes shortly after engine start.
Narrative: Immediately after starting both engines and re-configuring the bleed system to supply the PACKs air from their on-side engine bleeds; which itself followed a previous BTB for maintenance; the aft; B; flight attendant called the flight deck to report the aft; D; flight attendant vomiting in the presence of acrid/metallic/oily fumes. The fumes were reported to be noticeable from Row 16 aft. Two passengers also reported noticing the fumes as well as a passenger vomiting as well. It is unknown if [the passenger] perceived the fumes as well. We; the flight deck crew; did 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.