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A321 captain reported a fumes event on initial climb which was also reported by flight attendants. Fumes dissipated and returned during descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1709934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Heavy aircraft toga power; detected slight odor at toga power. On climbout flight attendant called and said [they] could smell odor. After approximately 2-5 minutes [the] odor dissipated for 6 hour flight until descent at 15;000 feet. Odor again dissipated. Normal landing entered discrepancy in maintenance log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported a fumes event on initial climb which was also reported by flight attendants. Fumes dissipated and returned during descent.
Narrative: Heavy aircraft TOGA power; detected slight odor at TOGA power. On climbout Flight Attendant called and said [they] could smell odor. After approximately 2-5 minutes [the] odor dissipated for 6 hour flight until descent at 15;000 feet. Odor again dissipated. Normal landing entered discrepancy in Maintenance log.
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.