A321 Captain reported a faint odor in the cockpit that was also detected by the flight attendants and passengers; who reported a strong and consistent odor during final approach. The flight crew notified Maintenance and submitted a logbook entry after arriving at the gate.
Synopsis
A321 Captain reported a faint odor in the cockpit that was also detected by the flight attendants and passengers; who reported a strong and consistent odor during final approach. The flight crew notified Maintenance and submitted a logbook entry after arriving at the gate.
Narrative
While descending through 10;000 ft. going into ZZZ; we received a call from the flight attendants in the cabin. I was the flying pilot and I gave [the] FO (First Officer) control of the aircraft while I talked to the flight attendants. They reported that crewmembers and customers complained of a strong odor that smelled like 'burning candles' from the middle of the cabin to the aft galley. They rated the odor as an eight out of ten in the cabin. The First Officer and I both agreed that we smelled a faint odor similar to dirty socks in the flight deck. We determined it was safe to continue our descent and approach into ZZZ.After arriving at the gate the FO and I reviewed the odor isolation event chart in [the] Flight Crew Operations Manual. I also contacted the flight attendants to gather more detailed information about the odor event. They said that the odor was strong and consistent from 10;000 ft. to landing. I asked the crew if anybody had any burning eye; nose; or throat symptoms to which they reported that nobody did. The FO and I determined that we had a odor event without burning eyes or nose symptoms. We notified Maintenance and I wrote the event in the aircraft logbook and I completed the odor event report in the logbook.
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