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A B767 flight attendant in charge reported a mysterious odor in the cabin which caused flight attendant and passenger incapacitation while overwater, en route to sju.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 32 flight attendant time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 592225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendant began complaining of nausea, dizziness, headache. Contacted cockpit. Reported odor in cabin. Passenger complained of headache and drowsiness. Crew went on oxygen in cockpit, flight attendants took turns in cockpit for oxygen. No place to land. Closed packs and lowered cabin altitude to 3000 ft. Aircraft altitude lowered to FL290. No relief. Passenger became sleepy (mostly kids of sports team, daytime/during movie). Cockpit notified company. Environmental inspector met flight. Inspected for chemical spill in cargo or overhead. None found. No indication of exhaust fumes. Symptoms receded after a few hours away from aircraft. Filed report to air carrier and union.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED A MYSTERIOUS ODOR IN THE CABIN WHICH CAUSED FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX INCAPACITATION WHILE OVERWATER, ENRTE TO SJU.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT BEGAN COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE. CONTACTED COCKPIT. RPTED ODOR IN CABIN. PAX COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE AND DROWSINESS. CREW WENT ON OXYGEN IN COCKPIT, FLT ATTENDANTS TOOK TURNS IN COCKPIT FOR OXYGEN. NO PLACE TO LAND. CLOSED PACKS AND LOWERED CABIN ALT TO 3000 FT. ACFT ALT LOWERED TO FL290. NO RELIEF. PAX BECAME SLEEPY (MOSTLY KIDS OF SPORTS TEAM, DAYTIME/DURING MOVIE). COCKPIT NOTIFIED COMPANY. ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR MET FLT. INSPECTED FOR CHEMICAL SPILL IN CARGO OR OVERHEAD. NONE FOUND. NO INDICATION OF EXHAUST FUMES. SYMPTOMS RECEDED AFTER A FEW HRS AWAY FROM ACFT. FILED RPT TO ACR AND UNION.
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.