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Captain of large transport en route hnl to lax is informed after the fact that 2 cabin attendants were OTS due to effects from fumes in the forward galley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 34000 msl bound upper : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7750 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 376465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During flight from hnl to lax, 2 cabin crew members complained of smell in forward galley. The forward galley carpet had been cleaned/deodorized in hnl prior to the flight and prior to the previous flight, pesticide was sprayed in the forward galley trash bin area. Upon my return to work, I found a note in my company mail box that the 2 cabin crew members had seen the company doctor and were out on occupational sick leave. I did not request medical assistance for the 2 cabin crew members during or after the flight, nor file a captain's report because I thought they were only repulsed by the smell and not sick. Little did I know!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF LGT ENRTE HNL TO LAX IS INFORMED AFTER THE FACT THAT 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS WERE OTS DUE TO EFFECTS FROM FUMES IN THE FORWARD GALLEY.
Narrative: DURING FLT FROM HNL TO LAX, 2 CABIN CREW MEMBERS COMPLAINED OF SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY. THE FORWARD GALLEY CARPET HAD BEEN CLEANED/DEODORIZED IN HNL PRIOR TO THE FLT AND PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS FLT, PESTICIDE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FORWARD GALLEY TRASH BIN AREA. UPON MY RETURN TO WORK, I FOUND A NOTE IN MY COMPANY MAIL BOX THAT THE 2 CABIN CREW MEMBERS HAD SEEN THE COMPANY DOCTOR AND WERE OUT ON OCCUPATIONAL SICK LEAVE. I DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE 2 CABIN CREW MEMBERS DURING OR AFTER THE FLT, NOR FILE A CAPT'S RPT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE ONLY REPULSED BY THE SMELL AND NOT SICK. LITTLE DID I KNOW!
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.