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An MD80 departing the gate at dfw had fuel fumes in the cabin strong enough the aircraft was taken OTS and a flight attendant became ill.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 714538 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After brake release; flight attendant informed me that there was a strong fuel smell in the cabin. The first officer investigated and confirmed that it was. Aircraft was taken OTS and flight attendant employee was taken off trip because she was ill from the smell.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DEPARTING THE GATE AT DFW HAD FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN STRONG ENOUGH THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND A FLT ATTENDANT BECAME ILL.
Narrative: AFTER BRAKE RELEASE; FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE FO INVESTIGATED AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS. ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND FLT ATTENDANT EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN OFF TRIP BECAUSE SHE WAS ILL FROM THE SMELL.
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.