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B737-800 flight attendant reported persistent foul fumes during climb causing health issues. Flight crew executed a return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1644872 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After takeoff; the #1 [flight attendant] and I started smelling something foul. The # 2 [flight attendant] called the #1 [flight attendant] to see if all crew was smelling the same thing and the cockpit pitched in saying they were smelling something pungent as well. At first; the pilots wanted to continue on but when the smell kept coming back; they decided to head back to ZZZ. The #4 [flight attendant] felt nauseous and threw up; the #1 [flight attendant] had a headache; [and] the flight crew had a headache along with itchy and dry eyes. I felt nauseous and had a severe headache with heat flashes. As a team; we decided to go to the er to check ourselves out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Flight Attendant reported persistent foul fumes during climb causing health issues. Flight crew executed a return to departure airport.
Narrative: After takeoff; the #1 [Flight Attendant] and I started smelling something foul. The # 2 [Flight Attendant] called the #1 [Flight Attendant] to see if all crew was smelling the same thing and the cockpit pitched in saying they were smelling something pungent as well. At first; the pilots wanted to continue on but when the smell kept coming back; they decided to head back to ZZZ. The #4 [Flight Attendant] felt nauseous and threw up; the #1 [Flight Attendant] had a headache; [and] the flight crew had a headache along with itchy and dry eyes. I felt nauseous and had a severe headache with heat flashes. As a team; we decided to go to the ER to check ourselves out.
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.