Narrative:

While climbing through about FL200 the purser called and said she smelled an odd odor in the forward galley. The captain went back to check it out and he also detected a very faint, unidentifiable odor. The odor was thought to be coming from the galley area and smelled acrid but almost undetectable. The captain came back, called maintenance and described the problem. It was decided to continue as the smell went away. Later, all the reading lights went out in the cabin. But there was no more smell. The day after the trip we were told a circuit board had shorted causing the problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT UNIDENTIFIABLE CABIN ODOR THAT DISSIPATED. THE FLT CONTINUED BUT LATER THE CABIN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH ABOUT FL200 THE PURSER CALLED AND SAID SHE SMELLED AN ODD ODOR IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE CAPT WENT BACK TO CHK IT OUT AND HE ALSO DETECTED A VERY FAINT, UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR. THE ODOR WAS THOUGHT TO BE COMING FROM THE GALLEY AREA AND SMELLED ACRID BUT ALMOST UNDETECTABLE. THE CAPT CAME BACK, CALLED MAINT AND DESCRIBED THE PROB. IT WAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE AS THE SMELL WENT AWAY. LATER, ALL THE READING LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE CABIN. BUT THERE WAS NO MORE SMELL. THE DAY AFTER THE TRIP WE WERE TOLD A CIRCUIT BOARD HAD SHORTED CAUSING THE PROB.

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.