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B757 flight attendant reported that the captain diverted to sju, and the plane was taken OTS after the #4 flight attendant became nauseous due to fumes emanating from the aft galley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zsu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 605701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As aircraft was climbing, I received a call from flight attendant #2 from the back galley that a smell was choking her enough to want to make her vomit in the lavatory. I advised her to leave the area, and the cockpit was notified and the flight diverted to sju. Upon landing, mechanics came to check out the smell -- alcohol like -- and paramedics came as well. The flight attendants were checked out and recommended to go to the hospital (flight attendants #2 and #4 both were in the back). I had to check for the source of the smell and could not find it. The mechanics could not find it. The plane was taken OTS and the 2 remaining flight attendants ferried the flight to mia. Upon takeoff again, the smell was very strong. It was in the aft galley and only there, and only pronounced upon takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO SJU, AND THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS AFTER THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT BECAME NAUSEOUS DUE TO FUMES EMANATING FROM THE AFT GALLEY.
Narrative: AS ACFT WAS CLBING, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT #2 FROM THE BACK GALLEY THAT A SMELL WAS CHOKING HER ENOUGH TO WANT TO MAKE HER VOMIT IN THE LAVATORY. I ADVISED HER TO LEAVE THE AREA, AND THE COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FLT DIVERTED TO SJU. UPON LNDG, MECHS CAME TO CHK OUT THE SMELL -- ALCOHOL LIKE -- AND PARAMEDICS CAME AS WELL. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE CHKED OUT AND RECOMMENDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL (FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #4 BOTH WERE IN THE BACK). I HAD TO CHK FOR THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL AND COULD NOT FIND IT. THE MECHS COULD NOT FIND IT. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS AND THE 2 REMAINING FLT ATTENDANTS FERRIED THE FLT TO MIA. UPON TKOF AGAIN, THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG. IT WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY AND ONLY THERE, AND ONLY PRONOUNCED UPON TKOF.
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.