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Cabin attendant of an MD80 reports becoming ill after giving a passenger oxygen mask demonstration with an actual mask instead of the false demonstration type. She reports that the mask had a foul smell.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 377489 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During our safety demonstration, I happened to pick up from our demonstration bag a 'real' oxygen mask (rather than a demonstration). While performing the demonstration, I discovered it had a very foul smell, which within a very short time I got a headache. As time went on my headache grew worse. I took 2 aspirins, headache only kept getting worse. On descent, I took a few bites of food and a tylenol, then shortly I was vomiting. After takeoff I attempted to help with service but was dizzy and too weak to do so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT OF AN MD80 RPTS BECOMING ILL AFTER GIVING A PAX OXYGEN MASK DEMONSTRATION WITH AN ACTUAL MASK INSTEAD OF THE FALSE DEMONSTRATION TYPE. SHE RPTS THAT THE MASK HAD A FOUL SMELL.
Narrative: DURING OUR SAFETY DEMONSTRATION, I HAPPENED TO PICK UP FROM OUR DEMONSTRATION BAG A 'REAL' OXYGEN MASK (RATHER THAN A DEMO). WHILE PERFORMING THE DEMONSTRATION, I DISCOVERED IT HAD A VERY FOUL SMELL, WHICH WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME I GOT A HEADACHE. AS TIME WENT ON MY HEADACHE GREW WORSE. I TOOK 2 ASPIRINS, HEADACHE ONLY KEPT GETTING WORSE. ON DSCNT, I TOOK A FEW BITES OF FOOD AND A TYLENOL, THEN SHORTLY I WAS VOMITING. AFTER TKOF I ATTEMPTED TO HELP WITH SVC BUT WAS DIZZY AND TOO WEAK TO DO SO.
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.