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Flight attendant reported a fume event during climb that resulted in a diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1718824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After takeoff a strong odor of fumes entered the cabin; I notified the captain of the fumes immediately; the fumes cause my eyes and nose to burn; as well as a bad metallic taste in my mouth causing my mouth to go dry. I became lightheaded; dizzy and had a foggy cognitive ability increasing my chances of making a mistake. The captain advised ATC and we returned to ZZZ where crash fire rescue and paramedics met the flight.the company and the aircraft manufacturers need to be held accountable for these fume events. They are happening more frequently. Better maintenance practices and checks need to be done; as well as using higher quality parts to make sure that the cabin bleed air is not contaminated with toxic fumes endangering the health of the crew and passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a fume event during climb that resulted in a diversion.
Narrative: After takeoff a strong odor of fumes entered the cabin; I notified the Captain of the fumes immediately; the fumes cause my eyes and nose to burn; as well as a bad metallic taste in my mouth causing my mouth to go dry. I became lightheaded; dizzy and had a foggy cognitive ability increasing my chances of making a mistake. The Captain advised ATC and we returned to ZZZ where Crash Fire Rescue and paramedics met the flight.The company and the aircraft manufacturers need to be held accountable for these fume events. They are happening more frequently. Better maintenance practices and checks need to be done; as well as using higher quality parts to make sure that the cabin bleed air is not contaminated with toxic fumes endangering the health of the crew and passengers.
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.