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Erj-190 flight attendant reported the flight returned to the departure airport after the cabin filled with noxious fumes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1350595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Upon take off into climb real bad smell of something burning overtook the cabin. As the a-f/a I called the captain and advised him of the burning smell; which he said he was able to smell as well; but would get back to me. A few minutes later my first class passengers began to cough; I got up to see if they're ok; at that time I began to feel dizzy; nauseous; and had shortness of breath. Captain called back and asked was there smoke; [there] was none; and was [it] getting worse; he [then] advised me that it's going to be a precautionary landing and he would make the announcement to the passengers. [At that time] we returned back to [departure airport].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-190 Flight Attendant reported the flight returned to the departure airport after the cabin filled with noxious fumes.
Narrative: Upon take off into climb real bad smell of something burning overtook the cabin. As the A-F/A I called the captain and advised him of the burning smell; which he said he was able to smell as well; but would get back to me. A few minutes later my first class passengers began to cough; I got up to see if they're ok; at that time I began to feel dizzy; nauseous; and had shortness of breath. Captain called back and asked was there smoke; [there] was none; and was [it] getting worse; he [then] advised me that it's going to be a precautionary landing and he would make the announcement to the passengers. [At that time] we returned back to [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.