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Attributes | |
ACN | 1757590 |
Time | |
Date | 202008 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A321 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Cruise Initial Climb Landing |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
Person 2 | |
Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During landing as I sat in my jumpseat near the 1L/1R doors; I noticed a distinctive odor coming from the airplane cabin. It smelled sweet and of sweaty gym socks. I could smell it through my face mask. I briefly brought my mask below my nose in order to further evaluate the odor. I did this a few times because I wanted to determine if it would dissipate or linger; it lingered. I then called the flight attendants in the back of the plane to ask them if they also smelled this odor. They did; and they told me 'it was really bad;' that it was quite strong in the back of the plane where they sat at their jumpseats. I then broke sterile cockpit and called the captain to alert him of the situation because I was concerned that we were having a toxic fume event. He told me he was busy with landing; but that he could turn the heat up to dissipate it some; and that he'd write it up on landing. The fumes never dissipated. For the rest of landing; we smelled this distinctive odor. Upon arriving at the gate; the captain wrote up the odor in the log book for maintenance. No flight service manager (fsm) met the plane. I noticed a little bit of a burning sensation in my nasal passages; throat; and lungs. When I got in the fresh air later; walking to my car; I felt a slight burning; tingling sensation in my eyes. When I got home; I then received a call from a flight service manager. The fsm wanted to know how I felt; and I told her that I just got home and was still monitoring my symptoms. I am still monitoring myself for any latent or delayed effects and reactions. Please note: due to the covid-19 pandemic and the new rules that go with it; unless I am having a life or death emergency or suspect I have covid-19; I was not able to go to the emergency room within X hours of this fume event to have my blood tested; which is standard operating procedure under normal circumstances.pilot should have called a medic and a flight service manager to meet the flight to evaluate crew's health and wellbeing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Flight Attendant crew reported a fume event of varying intensity of 'dirty socks' odor during initial climb and lasting until arrival at destination gate.
Narrative: During landing as I sat in my jumpseat near the 1L/1R doors; I noticed a distinctive odor coming from the airplane cabin. It smelled sweet and of sweaty gym socks. I could smell it through my face mask. I briefly brought my mask below my nose in order to further evaluate the odor. I did this a few times because I wanted to determine if it would dissipate or linger; it lingered. I then called the flight attendants in the back of the plane to ask them if they also smelled this odor. They did; and they told me 'it was really bad;' that it was quite strong in the back of the plane where they sat at their jumpseats. I then broke sterile cockpit and called the Captain to alert him of the situation because I was concerned that we were having a toxic fume event. He told me he was busy with landing; but that he could turn the heat up to dissipate it some; and that he'd write it up on landing. The fumes never dissipated. For the rest of landing; we smelled this distinctive odor. Upon arriving at the gate; the Captain wrote up the odor in the log book for maintenance. No Flight Service Manager (FSM) met the plane. I noticed a little bit of a burning sensation in my nasal passages; throat; and lungs. When I got in the fresh air later; walking to my car; I felt a slight burning; tingling sensation in my eyes. When I got home; I then received a call from a Flight Service Manager. The FSM wanted to know how I felt; and I told her that I just got home and was still monitoring my symptoms. I am still monitoring myself for any latent or delayed effects and reactions. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the new rules that go with it; unless I am having a life or death emergency or suspect I have COVID-19; I was not able to go to the emergency room within X hours of this fume event to have my blood tested; which is standard operating procedure under normal circumstances.Pilot should have called a Medic and a Flight Service Manager to meet the flight to evaluate crew's health and wellbeing.
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.