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An MD80 cabin attendant reports, after landing, a strong odor and haze in the passenger cabin. Believed to be caused by previous hydraulic problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 616255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After the plane landed, we noticed a strong odor and a haze in the cabin. The plane had a mechanical the night before for a hydraulic problem and we didn't know if or what was repaired, so we thought it had something to do with it or what it was. The captain told us we would taxi to a gate right away, however, we had to wait longer than we felt was necessary and we were getting very concerned. The captain didn't say anything on the PA, since he apparently didn't know what was wrong. We did taxi to the gate and parked with no further incidents. The passenger remained calm and deplaned in a normal manner. Myself and another flight attendant felt some affects from breathing in this substance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS, AFTER LNDG, A STRONG ODOR AND HAZE IN THE PAX CABIN. BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY PREVIOUS HYD PROB.
Narrative: AFTER THE PLANE LANDED, WE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR AND A HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE PLANE HAD A MECHANICAL THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR A HYD PROB AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IF OR WHAT WAS REPAIRED, SO WE THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT OR WHAT IT WAS. THE CAPT TOLD US WE WOULD TAXI TO A GATE RIGHT AWAY, HOWEVER, WE HAD TO WAIT LONGER THAN WE FELT WAS NECESSARY AND WE WERE GETTING VERY CONCERNED. THE CAPT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ON THE PA, SINCE HE APPARENTLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. WE DID TAXI TO THE GATE AND PARKED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE PAX REMAINED CALM AND DEPLANED IN A NORMAL MANNER. MYSELF AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT FELT SOME AFFECTS FROM BREATHING IN THIS SUBSTANCE.
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.