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An A320 flight attendant detected an oil odor during an early morning preflight. The flight departed but then diverted with the pilots on oxygen after the odor intensified once airborne. The reporter experienced painful headaches and dizziness days after the exposure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1306227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Landing Parked Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 31 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 3 Flight Attendant Total 31 Flight Attendant Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Arrived on aircraft at xa:15 and smelled odor equivalent to oil. As soon as we took off it worsened and captain called us to tell us we were diverting because of the odor and they had donned their oxygen. We were on the aircraft for over an hour before we were able to get off and smell fresh air. I have since been experiencing painful headaches and dizziness. This happened one other time to me on an A319 but I recovered in 3 days. This time I am not rebounding as quickly. Since we smelled such a strong oil smell before we took off I was real surprised we left our departure airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Flight Attendant detected an oil odor during an early morning preflight. The flight departed but then diverted with the pilots on oxygen after the odor intensified once airborne. The reporter experienced painful headaches and dizziness days after the exposure.
Narrative: Arrived on aircraft at XA:15 and smelled odor equivalent to oil. As soon as we took off it worsened and Captain called us to tell us we were diverting because of the odor and they had donned their oxygen. We were on the aircraft for over an hour before we were able to get off and smell fresh air. I have since been experiencing painful headaches and dizziness. This happened one other time to me on an A319 but I recovered in 3 days. This time I am not rebounding as quickly. Since we smelled such a strong oil smell before we took off I was real surprised we left our departure airport.
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.