<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1206583, September 2014

A321 flight attendant reports donning an oxygen mask; after 30 minutes of waiting for takeoff; due to foul smelling air in the cabin. The captain is informed and the flight returns to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	1206583
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic System
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

Delay due to weather. Parked on tarmac for about 30 minutes when the toxic fumes became so strong in the cabin. I called the captain and told him possible tcp fumes. Smelled like burning chemicals and the odor was so strong I put a portable oxygen bottle on because I could not breathe and at that point I became incapacitated to assist in the cabin as a working flight attendant. The captain returned to gate to let passengers and crew off the aircraft. A321 aircraft has bleed air into cabin; mechanical issue. This is maintenance or an engineering problem with the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 Flight Attendant reports donning an oxygen mask; after 30 minutes of waiting for takeoff; due to foul smelling air in the cabin. The Captain is informed and the flight returns to the gate.

Narrative: Delay due to weather. Parked on tarmac for about 30 minutes when the toxic fumes became so strong in the cabin. I called the captain and told him possible TCP fumes. Smelled like burning chemicals and the odor was so strong I put a portable oxygen bottle on because I could not breathe and at that point I became incapacitated to assist in the cabin as a working flight attendant. The Captain returned to gate to let passengers and crew off the aircraft. A321 aircraft has bleed air into cabin; mechanical issue. This is maintenance or an engineering problem with the aircraft.

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