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Airbus A320 series flight attendant reported their flight returned to departure airport after a strong odor filled the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus 318/319/320/321 Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Soon after takeoff a strong odor filled the cabin. Smelled of exhaust and dirty wet carpet or boots/socks. Passengers were complaining about the odor asking what it was. The a flight attendant (flight attendant) notified the flight deck; I went to sit next to her at the forward jump seat. Dissipated after 5-10 minutes. Captain decided to return to ZZZ and made an announcement to inform the passengers that we were doing so. While descending and returning; odor/fumes returned. Was very strong in the mid cabin area where I was seated as the C flight attendant at the 2R door near row 9. My nose burned and started running.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airbus A320 series Flight Attendant reported their flight returned to departure airport after a strong odor filled the cabin.
Narrative: Soon after takeoff a strong odor filled the cabin. Smelled of exhaust and dirty wet carpet or boots/socks. Passengers were complaining about the odor asking what it was. The A Flight Attendant (FA) notified the flight deck; I went to sit next to her at the forward jump seat. Dissipated after 5-10 minutes. Captain decided to return to ZZZ and made an announcement to inform the passengers that we were doing so. While descending and returning; odor/fumes returned. Was very strong in the mid cabin area where I was seated as the C FA at the 2R door near row 9. My nose burned and started running.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.