A319 AIRBUS CREW RPTS FUMES IN CABIN DURING CLB.

Date: 2006-11 · Aircraft: A319

Anomalies: flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-smoke-fire-fumes-odor

Synopsis

A319 AIRBUS CREW RPTS FUMES IN CABIN DURING CLB.

Narrative

FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AT 5000 FT ON CLBOUT TO SAY HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. IN SUMMARY; THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED A FEW TIMES WITH REPORTS OF INTERMITTENT ODOR AND SOMETIMES EVEN MIST; HOWEVER; I COULD NOT GET THEM TO CONFIRM ANY OF THE 'REPORTS' AS THEY WERE BEING RELAYED VIA THE BACK TO THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT. I WAS LOOKING FOR 'ANY' CONFIRMATION IN ORDER TO RETURN TO ZZZ1. INSTEAD; I WAS GETTING CALLS THAT 'THE PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CABIN ARE REALLY WORRIED; ETC. (USELESS INFO.)' I SENT THE FO BACK AND HE REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL. IN HINDSIGHT; I FEEL THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE PREDISPOSED TO IMAGINE SOMETHING BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THEIR CONTROL PANEL REPAIRED BEFORE TAKEOFF; AND THE THREE GUYS FED OFF THEIR OWN EXCITEMENT. I HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MEET THE PLANE AT THE GATE IN ZZZ2; DEPLANED NORMALLY; AND HAD THEM INSPECT IT. ALL THEY FOUND USING THEIR SENSOR WAS A HOT OVEN IN THE BACK AND SOME SMELL OUT OF THE 'CLEAN' OVEN.718864 SYN

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