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Cabin attendant report, A300, jfk-sdq. On takeoff, cockpit window shattered. Captain decided to continue trip, without fixing it. Cabin attendant got altitude sickness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1.5 flight attendant time total : 1.5 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 465890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left outer windshield shattered upon takeoff. The captain made the decision to keep flying all the way to destination. Flying at cabin pressure close to 9000 ft, most of the flight attendants observed dizziness. I felt like my head was light and had a severe headache. I was informed of the windshield, just as I was entering the first class galley to ask about the cabin pressure. I felt that we should have definitely returned to the gate. My headache stayed with me for several hours after the flight. I don't believe it was safe or good for our bodies. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter emphatically denied writing this report. He said the address on the form was his, the regular telephone number, but not the alternate number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-SDQ. ON TKOF, COCKPIT WINDOW SHATTERED. CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TRIP, WITHOUT FIXING IT. CABIN ATTENDANT GOT ALT SICKNESS.
Narrative: L OUTER WINDSHIELD SHATTERED UPON TKOF. THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO KEEP FLYING ALL THE WAY TO DEST. FLYING AT CABIN PRESSURE CLOSE TO 9000 FT, MOST OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS OBSERVED DIZZINESS. I FELT LIKE MY HEAD WAS LIGHT AND HAD A SEVERE HEADACHE. I WAS INFORMED OF THE WINDSHIELD, JUST AS I WAS ENTERING THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY TO ASK ABOUT THE CABIN PRESSURE. I FELT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY RETURNED TO THE GATE. MY HEADACHE STAYED WITH ME FOR SEVERAL HRS AFTER THE FLT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS SAFE OR GOOD FOR OUR BODIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR EMPHATICALLY DENIED WRITING THIS RPT. HE SAID THE ADDRESS ON THE FORM WAS HIS, THE REGULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER, BUT NOT THE ALTERNATE NUMBER.
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.