B757 cabin attendant reports strong fumes in cabin during flight.

Attributes
ACN	698507
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise : level descent : approach ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 5
ASRS Report	698507
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Very strong chemical odor since we got to aircraft. Landed in svmi and came back to miami; passenger complained about food and drinks tasting like the smell on aircraft; sending meals back. Flight crew had headache; nausea; red eyes; was hard to breathe; and dizziness. We went to hospital that night. They put us on oxygen to flush system; gave us something for headache. We were not tested for chemicals in our system and we were released. For the next 3 days I had a headache and red eyes. We got a couple of reports from passenger about the smell.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS STRONG FUMES IN CABIN DURING FLT.

Narrative: VERY STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR SINCE WE GOT TO ACFT. LANDED IN SVMI AND CAME BACK TO MIAMI; PAX COMPLAINED ABOUT FOOD AND DRINKS TASTING LIKE THE SMELL ON ACFT; SENDING MEALS BACK. FLT CREW HAD HEADACHE; NAUSEA; RED EYES; WAS HARD TO BREATHE; AND DIZZINESS. WE WENT TO HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT. THEY PUT US ON OXYGEN TO FLUSH SYS; GAVE US SOMETHING FOR HEADACHE. WE WERE NOT TESTED FOR CHEMICALS IN OUR SYS AND WE WERE RELEASED. FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS I HAD A HEADACHE AND RED EYES. WE GOT A COUPLE OF RPTS FROM PAX ABOUT THE SMELL.

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.