A B757 flight attendant reported she became ill from fumes in the cabin.

Attributes
ACN	878149
Time
Date	201003
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 20 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 9 Flight Attendant Total 20 Flight Attendant Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

On boarding noticed a fishy smell/sweaty odor. On pushback; overcome by fumes which traveled from 3L-aft galley to 3/4 the way up coach cabin toward cockpit. Severe headache; not helped by oxygen. On layover; nauseous and vomiting; balance/coordination problems; sleep disturbances; abnormal heartbeat; vertigo. On board aircraft addressed problem with crew and cockpit. Cockpit advised that they would not turn on air conditioning packs until well away from terminal area. Faint noticeable fumes in cabin. On returning to home base; symptoms continuing; seeking medical help and filing required reports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 Flight Attendant reported she became ill from fumes in the cabin.

Narrative: On boarding noticed a fishy smell/sweaty odor. On pushback; overcome by fumes which traveled from 3L-aft galley to 3/4 the way up coach cabin toward cockpit. Severe headache; not helped by oxygen. On layover; nauseous and vomiting; balance/coordination problems; sleep disturbances; abnormal heartbeat; vertigo. On board aircraft addressed problem with crew and cockpit. Cockpit advised that they would not turn ON air conditioning packs until well away from terminal area. Faint noticeable fumes in cabin. On returning to home base; symptoms continuing; seeking medical help and filing required reports.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.