An emb-145 crew reacted physically during and after a flight in which they were exposed to a dirty s...

Narrative:

I was the first officer on the flight. At the cruise to descent portion of the flight; the captain and I noticed our throats starting to become scratchy and feel a dry mouth. We discussed this briefly and began to evaluate the situation. We then noticed a smell similar to dirty socks coming from the area near the control yoke. We questioned if the flight attendant noticed anything in the cabin; she did not report any odors. I then noticed that my eyes were starting to water and burn and the flight attendant called back saying she was experiencing eye burning. We immediately complied with the memory items for cockpit fumes. I requested vectors for the straight in ILS 27 as well as a lower altitude. We told the flight attendant that we would be making a precautionary landing and would be on the ground in less than 10 minutes. I experienced burning eyes; coughing; chest heaviness; as well as an overall discomfort. At this point we were busy preparing for landing and running the necessary checklists. Crash fire rescue was standing by as we made a normal landing. We shut down the bleeds and packs as well as the number one engine. We had no abnormal indications in the cockpit so we taxied to the gate for a normal deplaning. The flight attendant spoke with the passengers who assured her they were fine so they left normally. The captain and I spoke with crash fire rescue equipment as well as airport police to give a general synopsis of what had happened. While the captain was on the phone with dispatch the flight attendant informed me that she didn't feel well at all; I informed the captain who had me request an ambulance with the station personnel. The police officer brought the flight attendant down from the jet bridge and gave her oxygen and took basic vital signs. The ambulance showed up and took all the crew members' vital signs and then transported us to the hospital. We were taken to separate er rooms and evaluated; x-rayed; diagnosed with chemical inhalation and eventually released. The station manager showed up to ask us a few questions and then we took the hotel van to the hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An EMB-145 crew reacted physically during and after a flight in which they were exposed to a dirty socks odor. All crew members were treated at an emergency facility.

Narrative: I was the First Officer on the flight. At the cruise to descent portion of the flight; the Captain and I noticed our throats starting to become scratchy and feel a dry mouth. We discussed this briefly and began to evaluate the situation. We then noticed a smell similar to dirty socks coming from the area near the control yoke. We questioned if the Flight Attendant noticed anything in the cabin; she did not report any odors. I then noticed that my eyes were starting to water and burn and the Flight Attendant called back saying she was experiencing eye burning. We immediately complied with the memory items for cockpit fumes. I requested vectors for the straight in ILS 27 as well as a lower altitude. We told the Flight Attendant that we would be making a precautionary landing and would be on the ground in less than 10 minutes. I experienced burning eyes; coughing; chest heaviness; as well as an overall discomfort. At this point we were busy preparing for landing and running the necessary checklists. Crash Fire Rescue was standing by as we made a normal landing. We shut down the bleeds and packs as well as the Number One Engine. We had no abnormal indications in the cockpit so we taxied to the gate for a normal deplaning. The Flight Attendant spoke with the passengers who assured her they were fine so they left normally. The Captain and I spoke with CFR as well as airport police to give a general synopsis of what had happened. While the Captain was on the phone with Dispatch the Flight Attendant informed me that she didn't feel well at all; I informed the Captain who had me request an ambulance with the station personnel. The police officer brought the Flight Attendant down from the jet bridge and gave her oxygen and took basic vital signs. The ambulance showed up and took all the crew members' vital signs and then transported us to the hospital. We were taken to separate ER rooms and evaluated; x-rayed; diagnosed with chemical inhalation and eventually released. The Station Manager showed up to ask us a few questions and then we took the hotel van to the hotel.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1194188
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

An emb-145 crew reacted physically during and after a flight in which they were exposed to a dirty socks odor. All crew members were treated at an emergency facility.