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A-321 flight attendant reported at engine start cabin filled with fuel fumes. Captain stated fume would dissipate which they did.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1722380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
At engine start cabin filled with extreme fuel odor. Passengers complained. Flight attendant 3 called to inform captain. Captain called all call back and said it should dissipate soon. It smelled like a can of gasoline was being poured out next to me. The odor lasted approximately 5 mins. The airline should stop using the cheap engine oil that causes these events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A-321 Flight Attendant reported at engine start cabin filled with fuel fumes. Captain stated fume would dissipate which they did.
Narrative: At engine start cabin filled with extreme fuel odor. Passengers complained. FA 3 called to inform Captain. Captain called all call back and said it should dissipate soon. It smelled like a can of gasoline was being poured out next to me. The odor lasted approximately 5 mins. The airline should stop using the cheap engine oil that causes these events.
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.