<< >> NASA ASRS Report 535671, January 2002

A B737-300 flight crew requests precautionary emergency assistance for the reported presence of fumes that made the aft cabin attendants ill on a flight to ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	535671
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 68
ASRS Report	535671
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time total : 2702
ASRS Report	535669
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight attendants reported feeling ill and lightheaded. Also, reported a slight odor in aft cabin. Aft flight attendant was sick. (While on ground in cmh, ground air conditioning unit had thrown some exhaust fumes into aircraft. We ventilated aircraft prior departure -- doors open.) we suspected a delayed reaction to earlier fumes, since only flight attendants were affected. We performed smoke and odor elimination procedure, and called dispatch and maintenance. Ord was reporting 1/2 SM visibility. We declared an emergency. Uneventful landing. Paramedics met aircraft, treated and released flight attendants.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 FLC REQUESTS PRECAUTIONARY EMER ASSISTANCE FOR THE RPTED PRESENCE OF FUMES THAT MADE THE AFT CABIN ATTENDANTS ILL ON A FLT TO ORD, IL.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED FEELING ILL AND LIGHTHEADED. ALSO, RPTED A SLIGHT ODOR IN AFT CABIN. AFT FLT ATTENDANT WAS SICK. (WHILE ON GND IN CMH, GND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAD THROWN SOME EXHAUST FUMES INTO ACFT. WE VENTILATED ACFT PRIOR DEP -- DOORS OPEN.) WE SUSPECTED A DELAYED REACTION TO EARLIER FUMES, SINCE ONLY FLT ATTENDANTS WERE AFFECTED. WE PERFORMED SMOKE AND ODOR ELIMINATION PROC, AND CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT. ORD WAS RPTING 1/2 SM VISIBILITY. WE DECLARED AN EMER. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT, TREATED AND RELEASED FLT ATTENDANTS.

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.