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A321 flight attendant reported a strong odor in the aircraft during boarding. When many passengers and cabin crew members began to feel ill; the captain decided to have the passengers exit the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1430444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
About 10 minutes into boarding captain called me into flight deck to confirm odor from fumes. Strong odor was detected in flight deck as well as in back section of cabin. Most passengers were commenting and held things to their noses. Captain immediately requested boarding to cease and all passengers with carry bags and crew to deplane. Two flight attendants (flight attendant) experienced headaches; another felt funny and I had continuous coughing. Other flight attendant symptoms remained for a while; my coughing started up again when I re-entered aircraft an hour later to retrieve my bags.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Flight Attendant reported a strong odor in the aircraft during boarding. When many passengers and cabin crew members began to feel ill; the Captain decided to have the passengers exit the aircraft.
Narrative: About 10 minutes into boarding Captain called me into flight deck to confirm odor from fumes. Strong odor was detected in flight deck as well as in back section of cabin. Most passengers were commenting and held things to their noses. Captain immediately requested boarding to cease and all passengers with carry bags and crew to deplane. Two Flight Attendants (FA) experienced headaches; another felt funny and I had continuous coughing. Other FA symptoms remained for a while; my coughing started up again when I re-entered aircraft an hour later to retrieve my bags.
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.