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B737-700 flight attendants reported strong pungent odor in passenger cabin. Multiple passenger complained regarding the strong odor. Aircraft executed an uneventful ground gate return.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1694323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Walked onboard and smelled a bad pungent smell. Boarded and pushed back aircraft. Smell was still predominant especially in the back of the aircraft. Flight attendants in the back called me and said that they wanted to return to gate due to the very strong odor. Also passengers in the back of the aircraft were ringing call lights due to odor. I felt light headed and my nose and throat were burning. Could taste it in my mouth. Returned to gate due to the air quality issue. Mechanics grounded the aircraft and gave us a new aircraft four hours later. Ever since the incident I have suffered from headaches and extreme fatigue leading me to call in sick for a trip on [date] and I am still experiencing headaches and fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight attendants reported strong pungent odor in passenger cabin. Multiple passenger complained regarding the strong odor. Aircraft executed an uneventful ground gate return.
Narrative: Walked onboard and smelled a bad pungent smell. Boarded and pushed back aircraft. Smell was still predominant especially in the back of the aircraft. Flight attendants in the back called me and said that they wanted to return to gate due to the very strong odor. Also passengers in the back of the aircraft were ringing call lights due to odor. I felt light headed and my nose and throat were burning. Could taste it in my mouth. Returned to gate due to the air quality issue. Mechanics grounded the aircraft and gave us a new aircraft four hours later. Ever since the incident I have suffered from headaches and extreme fatigue leading me to call in sick for a trip on [date] and I am still experiencing headaches and fatigue.
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.