Narrative:

A ground service worker reported to first officer a strange odor in aft cabin area prior to his walkaround inspection. The first officer inspected the aft cabin area including overhead bins, galley, and lavatories and noted no unusual odors. During descent into dtw, the lead flight attendant reported a slight odor of ammonia in the rear cabin. During taxi in at the end of the flight, the lead flight attendant reported the odor was stronger and located in the rear cabin. He also reported 2 flight attendants in the rear jumpseat were nauseous upon arrival at the gate. The odor had cleared when the first officer checked the rear cabin again upon arrival at the gate. A write-up was placed in both the cockpit and cabin logbooks noting the odor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT SMELLED AND WAS AFFECTED BY AN UNUSUAL ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN OF AN MLG.

Narrative: A GND SVC WORKER RPTED TO FO A STRANGE ODOR IN AFT CABIN AREA PRIOR TO HIS WALKAROUND INSPECTION. THE FO INSPECTED THE AFT CABIN AREA INCLUDING OVERHEAD BINS, GALLEY, AND LAVATORIES AND NOTED NO UNUSUAL ODORS. DURING DSCNT INTO DTW, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A SLIGHT ODOR OF AMMONIA IN THE REAR CABIN. DURING TAXI IN AT THE END OF THE FLT, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE ODOR WAS STRONGER AND LOCATED IN THE REAR CABIN. HE ALSO RPTED 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR JUMPSEAT WERE NAUSEOUS UPON ARR AT THE GATE. THE ODOR HAD CLRED WHEN THE FO CHKED THE REAR CABIN AGAIN UPON ARR AT THE GATE. A WRITE-UP WAS PLACED IN BOTH THE COCKPIT AND CABIN LOGBOOKS NOTING THE ODOR.

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.