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Crew of an airbus on approach to ZZZ smelled fumes in the cabin; declared an emergency; and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 697084 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During approach at ZZZ; at about 3000 ft; flight attendants called cockpit and reported fumes in cabin; a sulfur smell like matches. A slight similar smell was in the cockpit. We had just lowered the gear and we were cleared visual approach runway 18L. We declared an emergency and landed. On rollout; flight attendants called to say smell was dissipating. Taxied to gate. Later found rh recirculation fan inoperative; suspected cause of fumes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CREW OF AN AIRBUS ON APCH TO ZZZ SMELLED FUMES IN THE CABIN; DECLARED AN EMER; AND LANDED.
Narrative: DURING APCH AT ZZZ; AT ABOUT 3000 FT; FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED COCKPIT AND RPTED FUMES IN CABIN; A SULFUR SMELL LIKE MATCHES. A SLIGHT SIMILAR SMELL WAS IN THE COCKPIT. WE HAD JUST LOWERED THE GEAR AND WE WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH RWY 18L. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED. ON ROLLOUT; FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO SAY SMELL WAS DISSIPATING. TAXIED TO GATE. LATER FOUND RH RECIRCULATION FAN INOP; SUSPECTED CAUSE OF FUMES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.