Narrative:

Upon final descent a chemical smell came into the cabin. After landing the odor became stronger as we were deplaning. The C flight attendant and I were deplaning passengers and I told her I have a headache and she also said she was getting a headache. Before deplaning completed; the B flight attendant; called me and said the odor was extreme. I sent the captain to the back while we were deplaning for we had to still assist our 10 wheelchair passenger's. His response was; 'it is rain.' I told him that rain is not toxic and doesn't burn your eyes and throat. Passenger's asked what it was and I suggested the passenger ask the captain. She was standing at row 1 and I told the captain that this woman would like to know what the chemical smell is. At that point he took us serious. The first officer came out of the flight deck and said he has a headache and that he had to open his window to get fresh air. This was even before the flight deck door was opened to the cabin. I was assisting the last wheel chair people and I looked at the B flight attendant and she did not look well. I told her to go forward and be ready to get off the aircraft immediately. Last passenger's deplaned; the B flight attendant and I next and the C flight attendant followed. We needed fresh air for we were dizzy; nauseous; and mentally confused. We went to the local hospital to be checked out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Flight Attendant reported crew and passenger complaints about a chemical smell which caused the crew to be dizzy; nauseous and mentally confused so they were examined at a nearby hospital. APU oil in the air conditioning ducts was thought to be the cause.

Narrative: Upon final descent a chemical smell came into the cabin. After landing the odor became stronger as we were deplaning. The C Flight Attendant and I were deplaning passengers and I told her I have a headache and she also said she was getting a headache. Before deplaning completed; the B Flight Attendant; called me and said the odor was extreme. I sent the Captain to the back while we were deplaning for we had to still assist our 10 wheelchair passenger's. His response was; 'it is rain.' I told him that rain is not toxic and doesn't burn your eyes and throat. Passenger's asked what it was and I suggested the passenger ask the Captain. She was standing at Row 1 and I told the Captain that this woman would like to know what the chemical smell is. At that point he took us serious. The First Officer came out of the flight deck and said he has a headache and that he had to open his window to get fresh air. This was even before the flight deck door was opened to the cabin. I was assisting the last wheel chair people and I looked at the B Flight Attendant and she did not look well. I told her to go forward and be ready to get off the aircraft immediately. Last passenger's deplaned; The B Flight Attendant and I next and the C Flight Attendant followed. We needed fresh air for we were dizzy; nauseous; and mentally confused. We went to the local hospital to be checked out.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.