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Attributes | |
ACN | 708930 |
Time | |
Date | 200608 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.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 |
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 : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 80 |
ASRS Report | 708930 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
10 mins after flight departed; myself and #4 flight attendant smelled something burn. Got up off jumpseats and check for the source; open the aft lavatory door and I was injured by inhaled the smoke coming out of this lavatory. Smoke detector alarm went on. Notify cockpit. Started myself on oxygen due to a coughing about to shock. Felt better but still coughing. Crash fire rescue equipment and medical personnel met the aircraft after the emergency landing. Source never found. I was take to the airport medical facility and doctor stated I can't fly back due to bronchial obstructive syndrome due to smoke inhalation. Get tested and ordered to rest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CABIN CREW HAS SMOKE FUMES IN AFT LAVATORY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: 10 MINS AFTER FLT DEPARTED; MYSELF AND #4 FLT ATTENDANT SMELLED SOMETHING BURN. GOT UP OFF JUMPSEATS AND CHK FOR THE SOURCE; OPEN THE AFT LAVATORY DOOR AND I WAS INJURED BY INHALED THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THIS LAVATORY. SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM WENT ON. NOTIFY COCKPIT. STARTED MYSELF ON OXYGEN DUE TO A COUGHING ABOUT TO SHOCK. FELT BETTER BUT STILL COUGHING. CFR AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AFTER THE EMER LNDG. SOURCE NEVER FOUND. I WAS TAKE TO THE ARPT MEDICAL FACILITY AND DOCTOR STATED I CAN'T FLY BACK DUE TO BRONCHIAL OBSTRUCTIVE SYNDROME DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION. GET TESTED AND ORDERED TO REST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.