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A flight attendant attributes a nose bleed in descent to the effects of the low humidity in the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : egkk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 510330 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
When the aircraft started descending, I felt a sharp pain in my ears and at that time my nose started bleeding. I applied a direct pressure on my nose. It kept bleeding for about 1 hour. I believe that the cause of this problem was sudden drop of altitude and extreme dry air in a cabin which might have caused an irritation in my nose. The crew rest area was especially dry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT ATTRIBUTES A NOSE BLEED IN DSCNT TO THE EFFECTS OF THE LOW HUMIDITY IN THE ACFT.
Narrative: WHEN THE ACFT STARTED DSNDING, I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY EARS AND AT THAT TIME MY NOSE STARTED BLEEDING. I APPLIED A DIRECT PRESSURE ON MY NOSE. IT KEPT BLEEDING FOR ABOUT 1 HR. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROB WAS SUDDEN DROP OF ALT AND EXTREME DRY AIR IN A CABIN WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED AN IRRITATION IN MY NOSE. THE CREW REST AREA WAS ESPECIALLY DRY.
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.