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Cabin attendants complained of nausea. Captain made precautionary landing at mem. Torching of APU on start caused aircraft evacuate/evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 199234 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While in cruise (approximately 25-30 mins after departure), flight attendant called and advised that they had slight nausea. Further into the flight, deadheading crew and some passenger felt the same. After some troubleshooting, crew felt that possible ozone or hazardous material in pit 1, or right pack problems (mechanical problems in ord) was the cause. Crew elected to descend to 24000 ft. Memphis was approximately 50 mi away. The crew felt slight hypoxic symptoms after some time which captain advised crew to use oxygen as a precautionary measure. After landing, a second problem occurred while APU crank, torching occurred. This event excited passenger which in turn crew was advised of fire and smoke. Captain initiated an evacuate/evacuation through the front entry and aft airstair. Company at this time is investigating situation (fumes and hypoxic hazardous material).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA. CAPT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT MEM. TORCHING OF APU ON START CAUSED ACFT EVAC.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE (APPROX 25-30 MINS AFTER DEP), FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SLIGHT NAUSEA. FURTHER INTO THE FLT, DEADHEADING CREW AND SOME PAX FELT THE SAME. AFTER SOME TROUBLESHOOTING, CREW FELT THAT POSSIBLE OZONE OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN PIT 1, OR R PACK PROBLEMS (MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN ORD) WAS THE CAUSE. CREW ELECTED TO DSND TO 24000 FT. MEMPHIS WAS APPROX 50 MI AWAY. THE CREW FELT SLIGHT HYPOXIC SYMPTOMS AFTER SOME TIME WHICH CAPT ADVISED CREW TO USE OXYGEN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AFTER LNDG, A SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE APU CRANK, TORCHING OCCURRED. THIS EVENT EXCITED PAX WHICH IN TURN CREW WAS ADVISED OF FIRE AND SMOKE. CAPT INITIATED AN EVAC THROUGH THE FRONT ENTRY AND AFT AIRSTAIR. COMPANY AT THIS TIME IS INVESTIGATING SITUATION (FUMES AND HYPOXIC HAZARDOUS MATERIAL).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.