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A320 flight attendant reported strong fish smell during preflight. Subsequently; captain ordered passengers to deplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1633253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I noticed a very strong fishy smell when I walked into airplane. I didn't think anything of it because airplanes always seem to have a funky smell; especially near the lavatories. We boarded the airplane. Since I was the C; I was prepping the galley and watching the aft doors because catering came while we were boarding. The B said passengers were commenting on smells; but I couldn't smell anything in the aft galley area. The next thing I know there was an announcement from pilots saying we were deplaning because of the odor. We deplaned; and when I went up front I didn't notice the smell. Only once we were in the jetway for a while and reentered the plane could I smell it again. I don't have a good sense of smell; but again; it smelled like rotten fish. I need to be more in tune with smells and notice these things before boarding. I honestly just thought it was the forward lavatory when I walked into plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Flight Attendant reported strong fish smell during preflight. Subsequently; Captain ordered passengers to deplane.
Narrative: I noticed a very strong fishy smell when I walked into airplane. I didn't think anything of it because airplanes always seem to have a funky smell; especially near the lavatories. We boarded the airplane. Since I was the C; I was prepping the galley and watching the aft doors because catering came while we were boarding. The B said passengers were commenting on smells; but I couldn't smell anything in the aft galley area. The next thing I know there was an announcement from pilots saying we were deplaning because of the odor. We deplaned; and when I went up front I didn't notice the smell. Only once we were in the jetway for a while and reentered the plane could I smell it again. I don't have a good sense of smell; but again; it smelled like rotten fish. I need to be more in tune with smells and notice these things before boarding. I honestly just thought it was the forward lavatory when I walked into plane.
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.