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B738 flight crew reported being notified upon level off by flight attendants of fumes and physiological symptoms on taxi out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1720355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After level-off at cruise; the flight attendant called the flight deck to report fumes she noticed on taxi-out. She and [another] flight attendant said they felt mild symptoms of confusion & headache; but did not elect to call the flight deck till at cruise. We were de-iced after push and could have been a bit short of the 1 minute wait time in selecting on on the engine bleeds on the second engine start; or there could have been other issues with the de-ice to cause such fumes. Further forward in the aircraft the fumes were not noted. No further fumes were noted on the flight.always maintain caution with chemicals around the aircraft. Encourage crew members to come forward with questions/ issues in a more timely way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B738 flight crew reported being notified upon level off by flight attendants of fumes and physiological symptoms on taxi out.
Narrative: After level-off at cruise; the flight attendant called the flight deck to report fumes she noticed on taxi-out. She and [another] flight attendant said they felt mild symptoms of confusion & headache; but did not elect to call the flight deck till at cruise. We were de-iced after push and could have been a bit short of the 1 minute wait time in selecting ON on the engine bleeds on the second engine start; or there could have been other issues with the de-ice to cause such fumes. Further forward in the aircraft the fumes were not noted. No further fumes were noted on the flight.Always maintain caution with chemicals around the aircraft. Encourage crew members to come forward with questions/ issues in a more timely way.
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.