A British operator whose pilots have experienced six recent encounters with fumes on the flight deck says the company is implementing action aimed at alleviating similar events in the future, according to a report by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The AAIB said, in a report issued in late July on the Sept. 23, 2019, fumes event during approach and landing at London Heathrow Airport, that it was unable to identify the source of the fumes in any of the events.
Nevertheless, the report added, “a number of common factors have been identified. The majority of events occurred after the aircraft had been parked or operated in precipitation. The fumes become apparent during the later stages of the descent, sometimes preceded by a minor event during the climb phase. The generation of fumes appears to be transient; they dissipate rapidly and leave no detectable trace.”
The report, which did not name the operator, said the AAIB was unable to identify any link between t…
