A319
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
At 3k feet Captain smells slight odor while on base leg for landing. Upon landing and after clearing  the runway aft fight attendant notified Captain of strong odor on approach and rollout but was dissipating once off the runway. Performed Smoke and Fumes checklist and taxied to the gate. Requested [airport support personnel] escort to our gate as a precaution and performed necessary checklist and paperwork. Fire and rescue detected traces of a strong volatile/organic odor with their equipment in the aft cabin. APU was MEL and flight crew made absolutely no attempts to start it.[Captain suggested an] increase preventative maintenance and repairs on fleet while moving towards decreasing reliance on MELs.
Air carrier Captain reported a fume event that was also reported by cabin crew during approach and landing. APU was deferred by maintenance at arrival gate.