Flight attendant on an S80 has #1 flight attendant indicate that the cockpit crew informed that the ...

Attributes
ACN	416214
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	416214
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our crew was preparing food to serve to the passenger. I was the #3 flight attendant, so I was unwrapping the food for first class and starting to set up trays. The #1 flight attendant went into the cockpit because he said he smelled something strange and was going to inform the cockpit. I was congested and could not smell it. When he came back from the cockpit he informed me and the other 2 flight attendants that apparently 'fumes' were coming from the cockpit and the captain was in process of deciding if we are going to continue the flight or return to ord. After about 10 mins, the captain notified us that we were returning to chicago and changing aircraft. Both members in the cockpit were using oxygen. We landed and several fire engines, ambulances, etc, met the flight. None of the flight attendants were affected by the 'fumes' and we switched aircraft and continued our route to slc. When we landed back in chicago, a manager did meet the flight to see if we were ok and asked if we wanted to be removed from the flight. We all agreed to continue to slc with the new aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT ON AN S80 HAS #1 FLT ATTENDANT INDICATE THAT THE COCKPIT CREW INFORMED THAT THE FLT WAS RETURNING TO ORD TO CHANGE PLANES DUE FUMES IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: OUR CREW WAS PREPARING FOOD TO SERVE TO THE PAX. I WAS THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT, SO I WAS UNWRAPPING THE FOOD FOR FIRST CLASS AND STARTING TO SET UP TRAYS. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT INTO THE COCKPIT BECAUSE HE SAID HE SMELLED SOMETHING STRANGE AND WAS GOING TO INFORM THE COCKPIT. I WAS CONGESTED AND COULD NOT SMELL IT. WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM THE COCKPIT HE INFORMED ME AND THE OTHER 2 FLT ATTENDANTS THAT APPARENTLY 'FUMES' WERE COMING FROM THE COCKPIT AND THE CAPT WAS IN PROCESS OF DECIDING IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE FLT OR RETURN TO ORD. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS, THE CAPT NOTIFIED US THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO CHICAGO AND CHANGING ACFT. BOTH MEMBERS IN THE COCKPIT WERE USING OXYGEN. WE LANDED AND SEVERAL FIRE ENGS, AMBULANCES, ETC, MET THE FLT. NONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE AFFECTED BY THE 'FUMES' AND WE SWITCHED ACFT AND CONTINUED OUR RTE TO SLC. WHEN WE LANDED BACK IN CHICAGO, A MGR DID MEET THE FLT TO SEE IF WE WERE OK AND ASKED IF WE WANTED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FLT. WE ALL AGREED TO CONTINUE TO SLC WITH THE NEW ACFT.

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.

Flight attendant on an S80 has #1 flight attendant indicate that the cockpit crew informed that the flight was returning to ord to change planes due fumes in cockpit.