Narrative:

En route to lih from hnl, noticed faint unusual odor in the cockpit like nail polish or acetone. Smell became stronger. As precautionary safety measure, first officer donned O2 mask while I called flight attendant to see if it smelled in the cabin. First flight attendant answered, said she'd be right in and came immediately into the cockpit. Determined source to be a man with a bottle of some kind of 'acrylic' told her to have him take it to the back of aircraft away from the passenger (28 passenger all seated in forward cabin). As a safety precaution, donned O2 mask, determined lih closest airport, notified center, lih ramp, and lih tower. After landing and clearing the runway, as a precautionary safety measure, had passenger deplane to remove them from the strong odor. After deplaning, 2 flight attendants and later 2 passenger reported feeling ill and taken to wilcox hospital. Bottle determined to contain 'acrylic, ester monomers dimethyl-P-toluidine, mehq.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG MAKES PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WHEN FOUL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. PAX EVAC ON TAXIWAY.

Narrative: ENRTE TO LIH FROM HNL, NOTICED FAINT UNUSUAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT LIKE NAIL POLISH OR ACETONE. SMELL BECAME STRONGER. AS PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY MEASURE, FO DONNED O2 MASK WHILE I CALLED FLT ATTENDANT TO SEE IF IT SMELLED IN THE CABIN. FIRST FLT ATTENDANT ANSWERED, SAID SHE'D BE RIGHT IN AND CAME IMMEDIATELY INTO THE COCKPIT. DETERMINED SOURCE TO BE A MAN WITH A BOTTLE OF SOME KIND OF 'ACRYLIC' TOLD HER TO HAVE HIM TAKE IT TO THE BACK OF ACFT AWAY FROM THE PAX (28 PAX ALL SEATED IN FORWARD CABIN). AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, DONNED O2 MASK, DETERMINED LIH CLOSEST ARPT, NOTIFIED CENTER, LIH RAMP, AND LIH TWR. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING THE RWY, AS A PRECAUTIONARY SAFETY MEASURE, HAD PAX DEPLANE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE STRONG ODOR. AFTER DEPLANING, 2 FLT ATTENDANTS AND LATER 2 PAX RPTED FEELING ILL AND TAKEN TO WILCOX HOSPITAL. BOTTLE DETERMINED TO CONTAIN 'ACRYLIC, ESTER MONOMERS DIMETHYL-P-TOLUIDINE, MEHQ.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.