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B737 flight attendant reported a 'dirty socks' odor in passenger cabin as well as experiencing lightheadedness during flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1641028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| 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 | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
In flight; the a asked myself and the B flight attendant to come to the forward part of the plane to verify a strange odor. Both myself and B flight attendant went forward and smelled an odor that smelled like body odor or smelly socks. The a flight attendant had notified the pilots of the odor. We prepared the cabin for landing in ZZZ and before taking our jump seats; I realized the smell was noticeable around the exit rows. During takeoff and landing I noticed that I felt lightheaded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight Attendant reported a 'dirty socks' odor in passenger cabin as well as experiencing lightheadedness during flight.
Narrative: In flight; the A asked myself and the B Flight Attendant to come to the forward part of the plane to verify a strange odor. Both myself and B Flight Attendant went forward and smelled an odor that smelled like body odor or smelly socks. The A Flight Attendant had notified the pilots of the odor. We prepared the cabin for landing in ZZZ and before taking our jump seats; I realized the smell was noticeable around the exit rows. During takeoff and landing I noticed that I felt lightheaded.
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.