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Failure to configure aircraft AC systems for deicing results in fumes ingested into cabin. Ground crew failure to communicate with flight crew is cited.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 770290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : de-ice |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 770290 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Weather Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Deice procedure was started on the aircraft without being configured properly due to communication failure. Thus produced fumes in the cabin. #2 radio failed due to aircraft power failure and an inoperative APU generator (MEL). Fumes built up in the cockpit and cabin from the glycol. Cabin had to be cleared using the manual outflow valve switch. The batts dropped off line and had to recover to get back on line and get the outflow open. This took about 1-2 mins and fumes were pretty thick. Some passenger got off the flight. Most continued on to destination. Flight was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAILURE TO CONFIGURE ACFT AC SYSTEMS FOR DEICING RESULTS IN FUMES INGESTED INTO CABIN. GND CREW FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FLT CREW IS CITED.
Narrative: DEICE PROC WAS STARTED ON THE ACFT WITHOUT BEING CONFIGURED PROPERLY DUE TO COM FAILURE. THUS PRODUCED FUMES IN THE CABIN. #2 RADIO FAILED DUE TO ACFT PWR FAILURE AND AN INOP APU GENERATOR (MEL). FUMES BUILT UP IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FROM THE GLYCOL. CABIN HAD TO BE CLRED USING THE MANUAL OUTFLOW VALVE SWITCH. THE BATTS DROPPED OFF LINE AND HAD TO RECOVER TO GET BACK ON LINE AND GET THE OUTFLOW OPEN. THIS TOOK ABOUT 1-2 MINS AND FUMES WERE PRETTY THICK. SOME PAX GOT OFF THE FLT. MOST CONTINUED ON TO DEST. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.