Flight crew and the flight attendants smelled a peculiar odor during balance of their climb to cruise altitude and during cruise. After consulting with dispatch, the captain decided to divert to a nearby airport in order to obtain medical treatment for those already sick and anyone else that may get sick during descent to land.

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Attributes
ACN	416790
Time
Date	199810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abe
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	416790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After departure from isp to cvg we noticed an odor in the cockpit. The flight attendant verified that the odor was also in the cabin. After consulting with dispatch, abe was selected for the diversion. The passenger were advised that due to the odor in the plane we would be landing in abe to avoid making anyone else sick, and that they would be able to make arrangements to continue their travels with the abe station personnel. The diversion and landing were uneventful. Medical personnel were requested and were available for the passenger when deplaned at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS SMELLED A PECULIAR ODOR DURING BAL OF THEIR CLB TO CRUISE ALT AND DURING CRUISE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH, THE CAPT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO A NEARBY ARPT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THOSE ALREADY SICK AND ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY GET SICK DURING DSCNT TO LAND.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM ISP TO CVG WE NOTICED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANT VERIFIED THAT THE ODOR WAS ALSO IN THE CABIN. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH, ABE WAS SELECTED FOR THE DIVERSION. THE PAX WERE ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE ODOR IN THE PLANE WE WOULD BE LNDG IN ABE TO AVOID MAKING ANYONE ELSE SICK, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAVELS WITH THE ABE STATION PERSONNEL. THE DIVERSION AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE REQUESTED AND WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PAX WHEN DEPLANED AT THE GATE.

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.