Air carrier Captain reported an Acetone odor upon gate arrival. The flight crew collaborated with the DG Specialists who removed the compromised container which enabled the flight to continue safely.
Synopsis
Air carrier Captain reported an Acetone odor upon gate arrival. The flight crew collaborated with the DG Specialists who removed the compromised container which enabled the flight to continue safely.
Narrative
Upon landing at ZZZ the jumpseat passengers began to smell a paint thinner type or acetone type smell emanating from the main cargo deck. Upon parking and opening the cockpit door; the F/O could immediately smell the odor and began to get a description from the jumpseaters and alerted me. We immediately requested the DG (Dangerous Goods) agent and discussed the matter with maintenance. After reviewing the FOM (Flight Operation Manual) and investigating what had leaked; we discovered that an AML (Aircraft Maintenance Logbook) entry and report were warranted. We requested the doors to be fully opened for ventilation and the ADG (Accessible Dangerous Goods) can removed from the aircraft. Upon the DG specialists investigation; it was determined the leak was from a red resin coating substance designated on the DG manifest as UN1866 resin solution. The DG specialists clean the cargo deck where it had leaked and maintenance performed an inspection to determine aircraft service viability. We received information information from the dangerous goods team at ZZZ1 via the duty officer and performed a self evaluation to determine our ability to fly the next leg. We believe it was a non-toxic flammable liquid requiring several hours of exposure before minor affects would be noticed. We did not feel any minor affects at the time and completed the next leg to ZZZ2. The F/O; maintenance and ZZZ DG team performed exceptionally!Cause: Materials used to contain the resin failed.Suggestions: Determine the cause of the failed material packaging with the company shipping the goods to improve the container for extreme altitude and air pressure changes and temperatures. Or stop shipping the resin via airplane.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.