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A319 flight attended reported an odd odor in the front of the cabin. Other flight attendents noticed odd physical effects from the odor and the aircraft ultimately returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1445789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| 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 Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
[This flight] was brought back to the gate for a bothersome odor that was smelt by the crew. Boarding took place and the demo was done and after that the a flight attendant brought attention to the rest of the crew of a strong order that was bothering her eyes and nose. She asked did anyone else smell it and I [the] B flight attendant said yes I did but didn't smell it in the rear of the plane but smelled it toward the front. [Flight attendant a] also asked the flight attendant C did she smell anything and [she] explained that she was sensing something because she had a headache and it was just starting. [Flight attendant a] called the captain and we were told from there we would be reporting back to the gate. The captain made an announcement to the passengers of what was going on he also called again to ask more details. Once at the gate the captain asked for everyone to deplane as maintenance would have to come on and access the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Flight Attended reported an odd odor in the front of the cabin. Other flight attendents noticed odd physical effects from the odor and the aircraft ultimately returned to the gate.
Narrative: [This flight] was brought back to the gate for a bothersome odor that was smelt by the crew. Boarding took place and the demo was done and after that the A flight attendant brought attention to the rest of the crew of a strong order that was bothering her eyes and nose. She asked did anyone else smell it and I [the] B flight attendant said yes I did but didn't smell it in the rear of the plane but smelled it toward the front. [Flight Attendant A] also asked the Flight Attendant C did she smell anything and [she] explained that she was sensing something because she had a headache and it was just starting. [Flight Attendant A] called the Captain and we were told from there we would be reporting back to the gate. The Captain made an announcement to the passengers of what was going on he also called again to ask more details. Once at the gate the Captain asked for everyone to deplane as maintenance would have to come on and access the situation.
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.