A flight attendant had a sinus problem.

Attributes
ACN	281637
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dpk airport : bdl
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	281637
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

'B' flight attendant reported to be suffering from severe pain behind the eyes, redness in face, numbness throughout B2ODY. 'D' flight attendant requested paramedics. I advised ATC that one of our flight attendants was in severe pain. Possibly due to pressurization, that we wished to level off to slow our descent. He stated that would be okayed. We switched to standby mode on pressurization system to slow to rate of descent of the cabin. I called our operations in bdl. Not knowing for sure what exactly was the illness. I requested an ambulance. Upon arrival the paramedics determined she had a blocked sinus. I had her removed as a crew member and listed as a non-revenue passenger for our next leg home to dca. The FAA showed up prior to our departure. They thought we had had an emergency descent due to pressurization failure. I advised them of the situation. The FAA official said he would pull the tapes and file a report, but believed nothing would arise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT HAD A SINUS PROB.

Narrative: 'B' FLT ATTENDANT RPTED TO BE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE PAIN BEHIND THE EYES, REDNESS IN FACE, NUMBNESS THROUGHOUT B2ODY. 'D' FLT ATTENDANT REQUESTED PARAMEDICS. I ADVISED ATC THAT ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS WAS IN SEVERE PAIN. POSSIBLY DUE TO PRESSURIZATION, THAT WE WISHED TO LEVEL OFF TO SLOW OUR DSCNT. HE STATED THAT WOULD BE OKAYED. WE SWITCHED TO STANDBY MODE ON PRESSURIZATION SYS TO SLOW TO RATE OF DSCNT OF THE CABIN. I CALLED OUR OPS IN BDL. NOT KNOWING FOR SURE WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE ILLNESS. I REQUESTED AN AMBULANCE. UPON ARR THE PARAMEDICS DETERMINED SHE HAD A BLOCKED SINUS. I HAD HER REMOVED AS A CREW MEMBER AND LISTED AS A NON-REVENUE PAX FOR OUR NEXT LEG HOME TO DCA. THE FAA SHOWED UP PRIOR TO OUR DEP. THEY THOUGHT WE HAD HAD AN EMER DSCNT DUE TO PRESSURIZATION FAILURE. I ADVISED THEM OF THE SIT. THE FAA OFFICIAL SAID HE WOULD PULL THE TAPES AND FILE A RPT, BUT BELIEVED NOTHING WOULD ARISE.

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.