An MD80 flight attendant reported that an odor was so strong during a flight from clt to dfw, that the captain dropped the oxygen masks and diverted to bna.

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Attributes
ACN	619967
Time
Date	200405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 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
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	619967
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 25 mins into flight, a strong odor became evident throughout aircraft. I told flight attendant #4 that it smelled like horse manure/fertilizer/pesticide. Once it was verified that main cabin had just as strong of an odor, flight attendant #4 called captain to report. We were informed that we would be descending to under 10000 ft to release the cabin air and to put all service carts away and stowed. I called the captain to report that the odor was gone and he told me that we were now going back up to cruising altitude. While still on interphone, I reported that cabin was experiencing extreme heat and at that very moment the odor was back, but much stronger. Instant reaction to throat, nose, mouth. I instantly got a headache as well. Eyes were irritated and began to water. The masks dropped and passenger were instructed to use oxygen. The captain told me that we were diverting to nashville. No time to begin planned emergency checklist. Deplaned in normal fashion. All 3 flight attendants went to hospital, released after treatment and observation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT AN ODOR WAS SO STRONG DURING A FLT FROM CLT TO DFW, THAT THE CAPT DROPPED THE OXYGEN MASKS AND DIVERTED TO BNA.

Narrative: APPROX 25 MINS INTO FLT, A STRONG ODOR BECAME EVIDENT THROUGHOUT ACFT. I TOLD FLT ATTENDANT #4 THAT IT SMELLED LIKE HORSE MANURE/FERTILIZER/PESTICIDE. ONCE IT WAS VERIFIED THAT MAIN CABIN HAD JUST AS STRONG OF AN ODOR, FLT ATTENDANT #4 CALLED CAPT TO RPT. WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE WOULD BE DSNDING TO UNDER 10000 FT TO RELEASE THE CABIN AIR AND TO PUT ALL SVC CARTS AWAY AND STOWED. I CALLED THE CAPT TO RPT THAT THE ODOR WAS GONE AND HE TOLD ME THAT WE WERE NOW GOING BACK UP TO CRUISING ALT. WHILE STILL ON INTERPHONE, I RPTED THAT CABIN WAS EXPERIENCING EXTREME HEAT AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT THE ODOR WAS BACK, BUT MUCH STRONGER. INSTANT REACTION TO THROAT, NOSE, MOUTH. I INSTANTLY GOT A HEADACHE AS WELL. EYES WERE IRRITATED AND BEGAN TO WATER. THE MASKS DROPPED AND PAX WERE INSTRUCTED TO USE OXYGEN. THE CAPT TOLD ME THAT WE WERE DIVERTING TO NASHVILLE. NO TIME TO BEGIN PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. DEPLANED IN NORMAL FASHION. ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WENT TO HOSPITAL, RELEASED AFTER TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION.

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.