<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1640350, April 2019

A320 flight attendants reported captain notification of a dirty socks odor in passenger cabin. Flight crew executed an expedited landing.

Attributes
ACN	1640350
Time
Date	201904
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

I was #2; I was in front galley when #4 came up to say he smelled dirty sock smell in back galley; and around row 8-15 in cabin; #1 and myself went thru cabin; and confirmed musty odor smell. DH pilot walked thru cabin and confirmed fume odor also. #1 called captain who performed fume procedures; [notified ATC and landed]; we were met by firemen.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight attendants reported Captain notification of a dirty socks odor in passenger cabin. Flight crew executed an expedited landing.

Narrative: I was #2; I was in front galley when #4 came up to say he smelled dirty sock smell in back galley; and around row 8-15 in cabin; #1 and myself went thru cabin; and confirmed musty odor smell. DH pilot walked thru cabin and confirmed fume odor also. #1 called Captain who performed fume procedures; [notified ATC and landed]; we were met by firemen.

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.