MD80 cabin crew becomes ill during climb cruise.

Attributes
ACN	701651
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
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	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	701651
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While en route approximately 1 hour 40 mins from block-out; flight attendants called from rear of aircraft reporting that they both had been feeling sleepy and dizzy since takeoff. (Later report of headache and some nausea in one case.) instructed them to get on oxygen and discontinue activities. A flight attendant reported no symptoms. ACARS dispatch who linked us with medical who advised to continue to pdx. Paramedics did not meet flight; but agent summoned them. Were met by back-up and helper flight attendants. Paramedics arrived shortly. Only unusual factors were the use of jetway air conditioning during most of the normal turn time and used APU for air during taxi. Left APU running for rear compartment cooling until 10000 ft (SOP for high temperature). Maintenance looked for unusual factors on aircraft and found nothing to write up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN CREW BECOMES ILL DURING CLB CRUISE.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE APPROX 1 HR 40 MINS FROM BLOCK-OUT; FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED FROM REAR OF ACFT RPTING THAT THEY BOTH HAD BEEN FEELING SLEEPY AND DIZZY SINCE TKOF. (LATER RPT OF HEADACHE AND SOME NAUSEA IN ONE CASE.) INSTRUCTED THEM TO GET ON OXYGEN AND DISCONTINUE ACTIVITIES. A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED NO SYMPTOMS. ACARS DISPATCH WHO LINKED US WITH MEDICAL WHO ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO PDX. PARAMEDICS DID NOT MEET FLT; BUT AGENT SUMMONED THEM. WERE MET BY BACK-UP AND HELPER FLT ATTENDANTS. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED SHORTLY. ONLY UNUSUAL FACTORS WERE THE USE OF JETWAY AIR CONDITIONING DURING MOST OF THE NORMAL TURN TIME AND USED APU FOR AIR DURING TAXI. LEFT APU RUNNING FOR REAR COMPARTMENT COOLING UNTIL 10000 FT (SOP FOR HIGH TEMP). MAINT LOOKED FOR UNUSUAL FACTORS ON ACFT AND FOUND NOTHING TO WRITE UP.

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.