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A321 flight attendant reported she went to the emergency room after arrival because 'dirty sock' fumes in the cabin had caused troubling symptoms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
During climb out the fas noticed an odor in the main cabin that smelled like dirty socks. Informed the captain and he said he would go through his checklist. The air quality in that area did improve; but as we started our initial descent the odor came back even stronger. It felt like it was burning the inside of my nostrils and throat. My mouth had a metallic taste to it and my eyes were irritated. It was definitely stronger in the back of the aircraft. We informed the captain once again and he said he wrote it up in the logbook.after deplaning; we spoke with the captain and the mechanics about what had occurred. We then went and spoke with the inflight supervisor. He provided us with the information on what to do when this happens. At that point and time my nasal passages and throat were still irritated. I got on my commute flight and by the time I landed my voice was very hoarse and my nasal passages felt worse. Concerned for my health; I went to the emergency room for a complete check-up. My symptoms were: sore throat/hoarseness; metallic taste in my mouth; nasal passages are irritated; headache; blurred vision; and blood pressure was 203/126. The doctor preformed a carbon monoxide test and blood work. I will follow up with my doctor concerning the blood work and supervisor with any new information.figure out why this keeps happening.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Flight Attendant reported she went to the emergency room after arrival because 'dirty sock' fumes in the cabin had caused troubling symptoms.
Narrative: During climb out the FAs noticed an odor in the main cabin that smelled like dirty socks. Informed the Captain and he said he would go through his checklist. The air quality in that area did improve; but as we started our initial descent the odor came back even stronger. It felt like it was burning the inside of my nostrils and throat. My mouth had a metallic taste to it and my eyes were irritated. It was definitely stronger in the back of the aircraft. We informed the Captain once again and he said he wrote it up in the logbook.After deplaning; we spoke with the Captain and the mechanics about what had occurred. We then went and spoke with the Inflight Supervisor. He provided us with the information on what to do when this happens. At that point and time my nasal passages and throat were still irritated. I got on my commute flight and by the time I landed my voice was very hoarse and my nasal passages felt worse. Concerned for my health; I went to the emergency room for a complete check-up. My symptoms were: sore throat/hoarseness; metallic taste in my mouth; nasal passages are irritated; headache; blurred vision; and blood pressure was 203/126. The doctor preformed a carbon monoxide test and blood work. I will follow up with my doctor concerning the blood work and supervisor with any new information.Figure out why this keeps happening.
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