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Debilitating paint fumes are smelled throughout an MD80 aircraft on takeoff from den that later took the aircraft OTS and placed the crew on sick status after landing at ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553552 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5600 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | instruction : trainee oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 553552 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 6 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation other |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Took off on runway 25 at den. After power was applied, we smelled sort of a paint smell coming from the air conditioning. After liftoff, the smell got stronger. I queried the tower and they said that some work was done on runway 25. I thought it might be paint work. The smell persisted and the flight attendants called saying that the cabin was pretty bad. Ran the cabin altitude up to get the cabin climbing and air flowing and the smell slowly dissipated. Just on a whim, I called operations and they confirmed that a solvent had been sprayed on the bleed valves due to a left engine acceleration problem the day before. We now at least knew what the smell was. Didn't smell it again till we put the gear down for landing. The crew in general felt lousy after arrival and the airplane was taken OTS. The crew went out sick. As I write this I feel like I've painted a couple of rooms with strong paint. Fortunately, that feeling didn't come on till now.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEBILITATING PAINT FUMES ARE SMELLED THROUGHOUT AN MD80 ACFT ON TKOF FROM DEN THAT LATER TOOK THE ACFT OTS AND PLACED THE CREW ON SICK STATUS AFTER LNDG AT ORD, IL.
Narrative: TOOK OFF ON RWY 25 AT DEN. AFTER PWR WAS APPLIED, WE SMELLED SORT OF A PAINT SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE SMELL GOT STRONGER. I QUERIED THE TWR AND THEY SAID THAT SOME WORK WAS DONE ON RWY 25. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE PAINT WORK. THE SMELL PERSISTED AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED SAYING THAT THE CABIN WAS PRETTY BAD. RAN THE CABIN ALT UP TO GET THE CABIN CLBING AND AIR FLOWING AND THE SMELL SLOWLY DISSIPATED. JUST ON A WHIM, I CALLED OPS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT A SOLVENT HAD BEEN SPRAYED ON THE BLEED VALVES DUE TO A L ENG ACCELERATION PROB THE DAY BEFORE. WE NOW AT LEAST KNEW WHAT THE SMELL WAS. DIDN'T SMELL IT AGAIN TILL WE PUT THE GEAR DOWN FOR LNDG. THE CREW IN GENERAL FELT LOUSY AFTER ARR AND THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN OTS. THE CREW WENT OUT SICK. AS I WRITE THIS I FEEL LIKE I'VE PAINTED A COUPLE OF ROOMS WITH STRONG PAINT. FORTUNATELY, THAT FEELING DIDN'T COME ON TILL NOW.
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.