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Flight attendant crew reported odor of 'dirty sock' in the cabin approximately forty minutes prior to landing. Entire cabin crew experienced health issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1676210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During flight 40 minutes before landing [we] smelled odor in cabin like stinky socks. Captain called back and asked if we smelled anything and we all concurred that we did. I personally got a slight headache and had a weird metal taste in my mouth and felt lightheaded. I did not go on oxygen as we were in our descent and I was the B position and didn't feel safe to have an oxygen bottle out upon landing while I was on the jumpseat. That evening still felt dizzy and nauseous. Come to find out this had happened on the same flight the day prior. Not sure why the aircraft was put [back] flying and not inspected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant crew reported odor of 'dirty sock' in the cabin approximately forty minutes prior to landing. Entire cabin crew experienced health issues.
Narrative: During flight 40 minutes before landing [we] smelled odor in cabin like stinky socks. Captain called back and asked if we smelled anything and we all concurred that we did. I personally got a slight headache and had a weird metal taste in my mouth and felt lightheaded. I did not go on oxygen as we were in our descent and I was the B position and didn't feel safe to have an oxygen bottle out upon landing while I was on the jumpseat. That evening still felt dizzy and nauseous. Come to find out this had happened on the same flight the day prior. Not sure why the aircraft was put [back] flying and not inspected.
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.