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Flight attendant reported all four of the working flight attendants reported physical effects from an air quality issue in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1554860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On [our flight; the] entire inflight crew was impacted by an air quality issue. Most likely a bleed air contamination from engine 2 since the associated smell was located in the aft part of the cabin. All four of us suffered similar symptoms. Common symptoms included metallic taste; tingling lips; tongue etc.; confusion; headache; throat and eye irritation; light headed; red face; etc.retrofit all aircraft with a filtration system aft of the cooling packs and place an alarm system in the flight deck. Of course that would be an admission that a design problem exists which would open up liability that stems back to the 1950's so of course that will never happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported all four of the working flight attendants reported physical effects from an air quality issue in the cabin.
Narrative: On [our flight; the] entire inflight crew was impacted by an air quality issue. Most likely a bleed air contamination from engine 2 since the associated smell was located in the aft part of the cabin. All four of us suffered similar symptoms. Common symptoms included metallic taste; tingling lips; tongue etc.; confusion; headache; throat and eye irritation; light headed; red face; etc.Retrofit all aircraft with a filtration system aft of the cooling packs and place an alarm system in the flight deck. Of course that would be an admission that a design problem exists which would open up liability that stems back to the 1950's so of course that will never happen.
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.