A320 captain reported a fume event during a busy initial approach phase.

Attributes
ACN	1702837
Time
Date	201911
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Make this a memory item. Too much going on trying to talk to crew; ATC; run checklists etc.; while dealing with the O2 mask distraction while flight attendants and passengers are inhaling toxic fumes. O2 on; packs off; ram air on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Captain reported a fume event during a busy initial approach phase.

Narrative: Make this a memory item. Too much going on trying to talk to crew; ATC; run checklists etc.; while dealing with the O2 mask distraction while Flight Attendants and passengers are inhaling toxic fumes. O2 on; PACKS OFF; RAM AIR on.

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.