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MD10 flight crew has fumes in cockpit; return to departure airport. Flight crew treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 691211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 10 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 691211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb crew noticed exhaust smell in cockpit. Contact airline maintenance control for assistance. Unsuccessful in isolating source of smell. We were planned for a 4 hour flight. Fearing the possible onset of subtle incapacitation we did an air turn-back to point of departure. Crew received medical attention for headache; nausea; dizziness and possible carbon monoxide poisoning. No problems found. Health returned to normal within 24 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD10 FLT CREW HAS FUMES IN COCKPIT; RETURN TO DEP ARPT. FLT CREW TREATED FOR POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Narrative: DURING CLB CREW NOTICED EXHAUST SMELL IN COCKPIT. CONTACT AIRLINE MAINT CTL FOR ASSISTANCE. UNSUCCESSFUL IN ISOLATING SOURCE OF SMELL. WE WERE PLANNED FOR A 4 HR FLT. FEARING THE POSSIBLE ONSET OF SUBTLE INCAPACITATION WE DID AN AIR TURN-BACK TO POINT OF DEP. CREW RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTN FOR HEADACHE; NAUSEA; DIZZINESS AND POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. NO PROBS FOUND. HEALTH RETURNED TO NORMAL WITHIN 24 HRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.