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Cabin attendant report, B767-300, sfo-dfw. On takeoff, a strong, toxic odor pervaded cabin. Cabin crew sick. Captain dumped fuel, return to sfo. Crew went to medical.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lft.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 467234 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff, obvious strong odors swept through the cabin. Fellow crew members were calling our purser to notify her of the same strong odor. Flight attendant #1 informed the captain. He asked her to check for any visible smoke/fire in cabin -- nothing present. The toxic odor persisted and did not dissipate. Within probably 10 mins, the captain decides to declare an emergency landing into sfo. We flew over the pacific ocean and dumped fuel and landed. Emergency vehicles met our landing and followed us to our gate. We were in-flight 38 mins total. The entire cabin crew went to a medical facility in sfo international with various symptoms (burning noses, tight chest, shaking, slight nausea). In my opinion, the toxic odor was not electrical or rubber (tire). Captain later mentioned that this could have been petroleum jelly burning off. Flight canceled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, SFO-DFW. ON TKOF, A STRONG, TOXIC ODOR PERVADED CABIN. CABIN CREW SICK. CAPT DUMPED FUEL, RETURN TO SFO. CREW WENT TO MEDICAL.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, OBVIOUS STRONG ODORS SWEPT THROUGH THE CABIN. FELLOW CREW MEMBERS WERE CALLING OUR PURSER TO NOTIFY HER OF THE SAME STRONG ODOR. FLT ATTENDANT #1 INFORMED THE CAPT. HE ASKED HER TO CHK FOR ANY VISIBLE SMOKE/FIRE IN CABIN -- NOTHING PRESENT. THE TOXIC ODOR PERSISTED AND DID NOT DISSIPATE. WITHIN PROBABLY 10 MINS, THE CAPT DECIDES TO DECLARE AN EMER LNDG INTO SFO. WE FLEW OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED. EMER VEHICLES MET OUR LNDG AND FOLLOWED US TO OUR GATE. WE WERE INFLT 38 MINS TOTAL. THE ENTIRE CABIN CREW WENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY IN SFO INTL WITH VARIOUS SYMPTOMS (BURNING NOSES, TIGHT CHEST, SHAKING, SLIGHT NAUSEA). IN MY OPINION, THE TOXIC ODOR WAS NOT ELECTRICAL OR RUBBER (TIRE). CAPT LATER MENTIONED THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PETROLEUM JELLY BURNING OFF. FLT CANCELED.
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.