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Electrical fumes concern and make the flight attendants in rear of MD80 lightheaded and dizzy for a short time after takeoff from lga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 641376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : lga.tower |
| 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 | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 641376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : f/a #1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
An odor was detected by myself and the flight attendant sitting near me. She called me to say she felt dizzy and smelled something similar to electrical burning. I agreed there was a definite odor and also felt dizzy and lightheaded. It quickly dissipated, yet we remained feeling ill. We both had pains in our back and chest when deeply breathing. The cockpit let us come up for some oxygen. The captain felt the smell could have come from the first class oven, which was on. He said the odor may have been coming from the lining that protects the electrical components in the oven. What we want to know is, 'is it asbestos? He wasn't sure and our airline has not answered this for me. I felt fine after the incident. Ironically, I ended up with a chest cold a few days later (the other flight attendant did, too). However, I feel it is non related. I would love to know what 'material' is used on MD80's to protect the electrical wires, etc, of the ovens.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL FUMES CONCERN AND MAKE THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN REAR OF MD80 LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER TKOF FROM LGA.
Narrative: AN ODOR WAS DETECTED BY MYSELF AND THE FLT ATTENDANT SITTING NEAR ME. SHE CALLED ME TO SAY SHE FELT DIZZY AND SMELLED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL BURNING. I AGREED THERE WAS A DEFINITE ODOR AND ALSO FELT DIZZY AND LIGHTHEADED. IT QUICKLY DISSIPATED, YET WE REMAINED FEELING ILL. WE BOTH HAD PAINS IN OUR BACK AND CHEST WHEN DEEPLY BREATHING. THE COCKPIT LET US COME UP FOR SOME OXYGEN. THE CAPT FELT THE SMELL COULD HAVE COME FROM THE FIRST CLASS OVEN, WHICH WAS ON. HE SAID THE ODOR MAY HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE LINING THAT PROTECTS THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE OVEN. WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW IS, 'IS IT ASBESTOS? HE WASN'T SURE AND OUR AIRLINE HAS NOT ANSWERED THIS FOR ME. I FELT FINE AFTER THE INCIDENT. IRONICALLY, I ENDED UP WITH A CHEST COLD A FEW DAYS LATER (THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT DID, TOO). HOWEVER, I FEEL IT IS NON RELATED. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT 'MATERIAL' IS USED ON MD80'S TO PROTECT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, ETC, OF THE OVENS.
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.