<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1662496, July 2019

A320 cabin crew reported indistinguishable odor in the passenger cabin prior to pushback from gate. Odor was reported to the captain who requested maintenance action.

Attributes
ACN	1662496
Time
Date	201907
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Flight attendant smelled an odor mid-cabin during our safety demonstration on flight XXXX. She notified the rest of the cabin crew of the smell; and I along with flight attendant went to inspect the area. We also opened the air vents in our galleys; which reeked of exhaust. We notified the pilots; and contacted maintenance personnel. Although maintenance mentioned they did not smell anything unusual; three of us confirmed an unusual odor. While taxiing out; we smelled a pungent smell of exhaust.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 cabin crew reported indistinguishable odor in the passenger cabin prior to pushback from gate. Odor was reported to the Captain who requested maintenance action.

Narrative: Flight Attendant smelled an odor mid-cabin during our safety demonstration on Flight XXXX. She notified the rest of the cabin crew of the smell; and I along with Flight Attendant went to inspect the area. We also opened the air vents in our galleys; which reeked of exhaust. We notified the pilots; and contacted maintenance personnel. Although maintenance mentioned they did not smell anything unusual; three of us confirmed an unusual odor. While taxiing out; we smelled a pungent smell of exhaust.

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.