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B737-800 flight attendant reported 'rancid/dirty socks' odor immediately after takeoff until parked at destination with periods of time when fumes dissipated but resumed later. Both flight attendants and passengers experienced health issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1700881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Cruise Descent Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 25 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 10 Flight Attendant Total 25 Flight Attendant Type 35 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
This was a fume event. Immediately after takeoff there was a smell of rancid/dirty socks through the cabin; galley and the cockpit smelled it too. Odor stayed well past 10;000 feet and for an additional 15-20 minutes thereafter. The cabin crew experienced the same fumes all through the final phase of flight until we parked at the gate and opened up the doors. Some passengers asked for aspirin for headaches mid-flight and many were coughing throughout the flight. The flight attendants experienced burning throat and eyes; and scratchy eye symptoms. All 4 flight attendants had a funny feeling of floating/equilibrium issues exiting the aircraft in ZZZ1 while we walked through the airport terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Flight Attendant reported 'rancid/dirty socks' odor immediately after takeoff until parked at destination with periods of time when fumes dissipated but resumed later. Both flight attendants and passengers experienced health issues.
Narrative: This was a fume event. Immediately after takeoff there was a smell of rancid/dirty socks through the cabin; galley and the cockpit smelled it too. Odor stayed well past 10;000 feet and for an additional 15-20 minutes thereafter. The cabin crew experienced the same fumes all through the final phase of flight until we parked at the gate and opened up the doors. Some passengers asked for aspirin for headaches mid-flight and many were coughing throughout the flight. The flight attendants experienced burning throat and eyes; and scratchy eye symptoms. All 4 flight attendants had a funny feeling of floating/equilibrium issues exiting the aircraft in ZZZ1 while we walked through the airport terminal.
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.