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A B737-300 flight crew requests precautionary emergency assistance for the reported presence of fumes that made the aft cabin attendants ill on a flight to ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 68 |
| ASRS Report | 535671 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time total : 2702 |
| ASRS Report | 535669 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight attendants reported feeling ill and lightheaded. Also, reported a slight odor in aft cabin. Aft flight attendant was sick. (While on ground in cmh, ground air conditioning unit had thrown some exhaust fumes into aircraft. We ventilated aircraft prior departure -- doors open.) we suspected a delayed reaction to earlier fumes, since only flight attendants were affected. We performed smoke and odor elimination procedure, and called dispatch and maintenance. Ord was reporting 1/2 SM visibility. We declared an emergency. Uneventful landing. Paramedics met aircraft, treated and released flight attendants.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC REQUESTS PRECAUTIONARY EMER ASSISTANCE FOR THE RPTED PRESENCE OF FUMES THAT MADE THE AFT CABIN ATTENDANTS ILL ON A FLT TO ORD, IL.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED FEELING ILL AND LIGHTHEADED. ALSO, RPTED A SLIGHT ODOR IN AFT CABIN. AFT FLT ATTENDANT WAS SICK. (WHILE ON GND IN CMH, GND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAD THROWN SOME EXHAUST FUMES INTO ACFT. WE VENTILATED ACFT PRIOR DEP -- DOORS OPEN.) WE SUSPECTED A DELAYED REACTION TO EARLIER FUMES, SINCE ONLY FLT ATTENDANTS WERE AFFECTED. WE PERFORMED SMOKE AND ODOR ELIMINATION PROC, AND CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT. ORD WAS RPTING 1/2 SM VISIBILITY. WE DECLARED AN EMER. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT, TREATED AND RELEASED FLT ATTENDANTS.
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.