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Cabin attendant report, B767-300, cwg-gig. Strong fuel smell, 20 mins from landing in rio. Fire trucks met flight. Normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475545 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sbgl.tracon |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sbgl.tracon tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 475545 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Halfway between cwk and gig, a strong smell of fuel was detected in the main cabin, around the left side window exits. The captain decided to have the fire trucks ready as we landed. As a precaution, we stopped away from the terminal and they used buses to xfer passenger and crew. We were never told that an evacuate/evacuation was necessary. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the plane and crew did a gig-cwf-gig turn around in 1 day. It was on the return flight to rio that they had the strong fuel smell. The captain told them that they didn't have to prepare the cabin for an evacuate/evacuation, but to be prepared for fire trucks to meet the plane. He also made an announcement to the passenger to reassure them that it was not an emergency. She later learned that the plane went back to miami later that night. She never found out what the source of the smell was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, CWG-GIG. STRONG FUEL SMELL, 20 MINS FROM LNDG IN RIO. FIRE TRUCKS MET FLT. NORMAL LNDG.
Narrative: HALFWAY BTWN CWK AND GIG, A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE MAIN CABIN, AROUND THE L SIDE WINDOW EXITS. THE CAPT DECIDED TO HAVE THE FIRE TRUCKS READY AS WE LANDED. AS A PRECAUTION, WE STOPPED AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL AND THEY USED BUSES TO XFER PAX AND CREW. WE WERE NEVER TOLD THAT AN EVAC WAS NECESSARY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE PLANE AND CREW DID A GIG-CWF-GIG TURN AROUND IN 1 DAY. IT WAS ON THE RETURN FLT TO RIO THAT THEY HAD THE STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CAPT TOLD THEM THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EVAC, BUT TO BE PREPARED FOR FIRE TRUCKS TO MEET THE PLANE. HE ALSO MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX TO REASSURE THEM THAT IT WAS NOT AN EMER. SHE LATER LEARNED THAT THE PLANE WENT BACK TO MIAMI LATER THAT NIGHT. SHE NEVER FOUND OUT WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL WAS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.