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An A320 flight attendant reported strong chemical smells beginning during a taxi delay and prevailing at different intensities throughout the flight. Maintenance action at their destination caused the cancellation of the aircraft's subsequent flight.

Narrative:

[We had a] foul chemical like smell throughout cabin starting while we were on a tarmac delay [which] increased on take off; decreased some inflight and increased again on descent. The smell caused the crew to become nauseated with headaches. Crew reported to cockpit and cockpit already reported to operations. Maintenance investigated on landing and the next flight was canceled.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Flight Attendant reported strong chemical smells beginning during a taxi delay and prevailing at different intensities throughout the flight. Maintenance action at their destination caused the cancellation of the aircraft's subsequent flight.

Narrative: [We had a] foul chemical like smell throughout cabin starting while we were on a tarmac delay [which] increased on take off; decreased some inflight and increased again on descent. The smell caused the crew to become nauseated with headaches. Crew reported to cockpit and cockpit already reported to Operations. Maintenance investigated on landing and the next flight was canceled.

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.