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B737 captain reported being notified by flight attendant crew of 'burnt plastic' odor during arrival taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1714436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| 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:
When we arrived at the gate and opened the flight deck door; the purser reported that both aft galley flight attendants briefly smelled a burnt plastic smell during the taxi to the gate. A maintenance write up was reported and a call was placed to maintenance control and dispatch. The first officer and I stayed with the local tech ops team and flight attendants to fill out the smoke checklist and to trouble shoot the issue. After researching the issue; it was found to be deice fluid being sucked into the APU during the start. No further action taken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported being notified by Flight Attendant crew of 'burnt plastic' odor during arrival taxi.
Narrative: When we arrived at the gate and opened the flight deck door; the Purser reported that both aft galley flight attendants briefly smelled a burnt plastic smell during the taxi to the gate. A Maintenance write up was reported and a call was placed to Maintenance Control and Dispatch. The First Officer and I stayed with the local tech ops team and flight attendants to fill out the smoke checklist and to trouble shoot the issue. After researching the issue; it was found to be deice fluid being sucked into the APU during the start. No further action taken.
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.