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Flight attendant reported a 'sulfur' type odor during multiple flight legs. Maintenance action at stop over greatly improved the conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1680022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| 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 | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I was working the D position on this turn (ZZZ>ZZZ1>ZZZ). I came onboard with a slight headache; throughout the trip it got worse; due to the bad smell onboard. During boarding; a passenger came onboard and asked right away 'do you guys smell that sulfur smell?' I smelt it; but not strong enough to worry about it. Once we closed the boarding door; the smell became stronger and the air seemed a bit hazy; but still I didn't think much of it. The a flight attendant had a clogged nose; so she didn't smell anything throughout the trip. During the flight I walked around the aircraft and every time I would walk up to the front; the smell would catch me off guard and the headache would worsen. Once we landed in ZZZ1; the fas in the aft said that upon landing and taxiing; the smell became really bad; almost unbearable. We informed the captain and maintenance came onboard. They blasted air in the aircraft; which made the smell dissipate. Then they tried recreating the scenario by closing the aircraft doors and testing one engine at a time. The smell did not come back; so we decided it was again safe for boarding. Upon arrival back to ZZZ; the fas in the back said that there was slight smell; but not as bad as before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a 'sulfur' type odor during multiple flight legs. Maintenance action at stop over greatly improved the conditions.
Narrative: I was working the D position on this turn (ZZZ>ZZZ1>ZZZ). I came onboard with a slight headache; throughout the trip it got worse; due to the bad smell onboard. During boarding; a passenger came onboard and asked right away 'Do you guys smell that sulfur smell?' I smelt it; but not strong enough to worry about it. Once we closed the boarding door; the smell became stronger and the air seemed a bit hazy; but still I didn't think much of it. The A FA had a clogged nose; so she didn't smell anything throughout the trip. During the flight I walked around the aircraft and every time I would walk up to the front; the smell would catch me off guard and the headache would worsen. Once we landed in ZZZ1; the FAs in the aft said that upon landing and taxiing; the smell became really bad; almost unbearable. We informed the Captain and Maintenance came onboard. They blasted air in the aircraft; which made the smell dissipate. Then they tried recreating the scenario by closing the aircraft doors and testing one engine at a time. The smell did not come back; so we decided it was again safe for boarding. Upon arrival back to ZZZ; the FAs in the back said that there was slight smell; but not as bad as before.
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.