An A319 captain and flight attendant reported fumes in the cabin; so with two flight attendants on s...

Narrative:

Advised by flight attendant of fumes in the cabin. I asked two flight attendants to come to the cockpit for more detailed information. All four flight attendants were experiencing the fumes as well as a couple of passengers. The fumes were reported strong in the aft cabin and weak in the forward cabin. No noticeable odors in the cockpit. The fumes were bad enough for at least two of the flight attendants to use supplemental oxygen. This event occurred on climbout out at approximately 6;000 feet. I leveled off at 14;000 feet to access the situation and decided to return. No emergency was declared. The odor remained throughout the divert back where the passengers were deplaned. Landing [was] uneventful. Paramedics took vital signs of 5 of the 6 crewmembers; some of who were experiencing different symptoms. A fumes/odor maintenance form was completed by the captain.the APU was off. Only the engines were running. There were two maintenance issues resolved away from the gate and prior to takeoff. First issue was an autoflight yaw dampner number 1 and the second item was an inoperative autopilot. If there could be a connection with the hydraulic system; I do not know. I was informed that the aircraft had no prior history of fume events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Captain and Flight Attendant reported fumes in the cabin; so with two flight attendants on supplemental oxygen; the flight returned to the departure airport where the aircraft was removed from service.

Narrative: Advised by Flight Attendant of fumes in the cabin. I asked two flight attendants to come to the cockpit for more detailed information. All four flight attendants were experiencing the fumes as well as a couple of passengers. The fumes were reported strong in the aft cabin and weak in the forward cabin. No noticeable odors in the cockpit. The fumes were bad enough for at least two of the flight attendants to use supplemental oxygen. This event occurred on climbout out at approximately 6;000 feet. I leveled off at 14;000 feet to access the situation and decided to return. No emergency was declared. The odor remained throughout the divert back where the passengers were deplaned. Landing [was] uneventful. Paramedics took vital signs of 5 of the 6 crewmembers; some of who were experiencing different symptoms. A fumes/odor maintenance form was completed by the Captain.The APU was off. Only the engines were running. There were two maintenance issues resolved away from the gate and prior to takeoff. First issue was an autoflight Yaw Dampner Number 1 and the second item was an inoperative autopilot. If there could be a connection with the hydraulic system; I do not know. I was informed that the aircraft had no prior history of fume events.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1083749
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Total 27
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

An A319 captain and flight attendant reported fumes in the cabin; so with two flight attendants on supplemental oxygen; the flight returned to the departure airport where the aircraft was removed from service.