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Flight attendant reported a 'dirty socks' odor and experiencing health issues during passenger boarding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1643218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I was on the plane finishing up pre-flighting my emergency equipment. Pilot calls back to ask if we smell a 'dirty sock' like odor in the cabin. Me and the B flight attendant check and report back that the cabin does have a dirty sock odor. Odor was coming from the aircraft. Pilots turned off aircraft. Pilots ask us to report if conditions worsen. During boarding the smells get worse so I reported it to pilots who called it in. My eyes were starting to burn and I was starting to feel woozy. The B flight attendant also was starting to feel woozy and getting a headache. All guests deplaned and almost three hours later flight was canceled. Pilots were the first to find the issue and did an excellent job in reporting it right away and ensuring the safety of everybody on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a 'dirty socks' odor and experiencing health issues during passenger boarding.
Narrative: I was on the plane finishing up pre-flighting my emergency equipment. Pilot calls back to ask if we smell a 'dirty sock' like odor in the cabin. Me and the B Flight Attendant check and report back that the cabin does have a dirty sock odor. Odor was coming from the aircraft. Pilots turned off aircraft. Pilots ask us to report if conditions worsen. During boarding the smells get worse so I reported it to pilots who called it in. My eyes were starting to burn and I was starting to feel woozy. The B Flight Attendant also was starting to feel woozy and getting a headache. All guests deplaned and almost three hours later flight was canceled. Pilots were the first to find the issue and did an excellent job in reporting it right away and ensuring the safety of everybody on the aircraft.
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.