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I noticed a foul odor from the jetway to the aircraft. I attributed the odor to the wet jetway and possible condensation in ground air hose. The aircraft smelled like a wet dog. Between thunderstorms at the departure airport; ATC delays to our destination and actual flight time; the crew was on board aircraft for 4 hrs. Passengers 2-3 hrs. The pilots had a overwhelming odor in the cockpit on descent into the destination. They put on their oxygen mask and attempted an autoland. The captain did not feel comfortable and took the necessary steps for a safe landing. At the destination gate both the caterer at 2L door and agent at 1L door commented on the aircraft odor. Mechanics were called and they grounded the aircraft. Airport hazmat took the aircraft and detected a contaminant. The crew was taken via ambulance to a hospital. The pilots were out of work 10 days-2 weeks; and 1 flight attendant is currently out with symptoms of spiking blood pressure; fatigue; blurred vision and chest pain. This aircraft was written up several times in under 2 weeks for a odor that was never repaired. It failed 2 test flights and sickened 5 crewmembers from 2 flights before 1 engine was replaced. The passengers are still unaware of the event so I cannot say if any were injured. There was a haze in the cabin but due to the weather we will never know if it was fumes or condensation. This is a recurring problem that the FAA chooses to ignore. Something needs to change very soon.

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Title: An Airbus Flight Attendant reported a dirty sock smell on boarding the aircraft and subsequently the entire flight crew became ill. A HAZMAT investigation discovered Tricresyl Phosphate as the cabin contaminant; so the aircraft was removed from service. An engine change apparently resolved the repeated cabin contamination issue. Tricresyl Phosphate is a constituent of turbine engine oil.

Narrative: I noticed a foul odor from the Jetway to the aircraft. I attributed the odor to the wet jetway and possible condensation in ground air hose. The aircraft smelled like a wet dog. Between thunderstorms at the departure airport; ATC delays to our destination and actual flight time; the Crew was on board aircraft for 4 hrs. Passengers 2-3 hrs. The Pilots had a overwhelming odor in the cockpit on descent into the destination. They put on their oxygen mask and attempted an autoland. The Captain did not feel comfortable and took the necessary steps for a safe landing. At the destination gate both the Caterer at 2L door and Agent at 1L door commented on the aircraft odor. Mechanics were called and they grounded the aircraft. Airport HAZMAT took the aircraft and detected a contaminant. The crew was taken via ambulance to a hospital. The Pilots were out of work 10 days-2 weeks; and 1 flight attendant is currently out with symptoms of spiking blood pressure; fatigue; blurred vision and chest pain. This aircraft was written up several times in under 2 weeks for a odor that was never repaired. It failed 2 test flights and sickened 5 crewmembers from 2 flights before 1 engine was replaced. The passengers are still unaware of the event so I cannot say if any were injured. There was a haze in the cabin but due to the weather we will never know if it was fumes or condensation. This is a recurring problem that the FAA chooses to ignore. Something needs to change very soon.

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.