Narrative:

While setting up galley for flight; captain told us to stop; we were doing a plane change due to a mechanical. While setting up new galley; cleaning crew excitedly pulled me outside to see massive quantities of liquid pouring out of left wing. I ran forward yelling; 'captain look at the left wing...' no passenger onboard. Captain began yelling everyone get off the plane; get off (jetbridge still intact). We stood for some time watching jet fuel gush from left wing. Hazmat was called out to clean up and mechanics determined problem. As cleanup was going on; I had to go back into the airplane to get my jacket as it was very cold in the terminal. Smell was awful. After more time passed I had to go back onto airplane to get wallet so I could get some food from machine for myself and another flight attendant. Odor still very bad. Mechanics found two other problems with the aircraft; now going on a 3 hour delay. At some point captain asked us if we wanted to call fatigue and cancel flight. We all discussed it and all felt fine and really wanted to get these people to their destination. I could not stay on plane due to smell. I was in gate area most of time helping agents go from plane to plane looking for blankets for the people. Eventually; I hit the wall and felt ill. I had a sore throat and nauseous stomach. Called crew desk to tell them. They asked if I was calling fatigue. I said; 'I don't know what to tell you.' (I did not really understand what fatigue was). I told them I was sick and had to go to a hotel or home if I could get there. They said if I was calling fatigue I had to go to hospital now. I said I had to get to bed as soon as possible and would go to the hospital the next day. I made it home; slept for 7 or 8 hours then went to urgent care; got a shot of vitamin B. Dr said I had the beginnings of something but should be ok if I went back home to rest.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER EXTENDED EXPOSURE; CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS FUMES FROM LARGE FUEL SPILL DURING FUELING OF HER A320 WHICH RESULTED IN NAUSEA AND ILLNESS. AS A RESULT; RPTR IS UNABLE TO FLY THE TRIP AND CALLS IN SICK.

Narrative: WHILE SETTING UP GALLEY FOR FLT; CAPT TOLD US TO STOP; WE WERE DOING A PLANE CHANGE DUE TO A MECHANICAL. WHILE SETTING UP NEW GALLEY; CLEANING CREW EXCITEDLY PULLED ME OUTSIDE TO SEE MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF LIQUID POURING OUT OF LEFT WING. I RAN FORWARD YELLING; 'CAPT LOOK AT THE LEFT WING...' NO PAX ONBOARD. CAPT BEGAN YELLING EVERYONE GET OFF THE PLANE; GET OFF (JETBRIDGE STILL INTACT). WE STOOD FOR SOME TIME WATCHING JET FUEL GUSH FROM L WING. HAZMAT WAS CALLED OUT TO CLEAN UP AND MECHANICS DETERMINED PROB. AS CLEANUP WAS GOING ON; I HAD TO GO BACK INTO THE AIRPLANE TO GET MY JACKET AS IT WAS VERY COLD IN THE TERMINAL. SMELL WAS AWFUL. AFTER MORE TIME PASSED I HAD TO GO BACK ONTO AIRPLANE TO GET WALLET SO I COULD GET SOME FOOD FROM MACHINE FOR MYSELF AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT. ODOR STILL VERY BAD. MECHANICS FOUND TWO OTHER PROBS WITH THE ACFT; NOW GOING ON A 3 HOUR DELAY. AT SOME POINT CAPT ASKED US IF WE WANTED TO CALL FATIGUE AND CANCEL FLT. WE ALL DISCUSSED IT AND ALL FELT FINE AND REALLY WANTED TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO THEIR DEST. I COULD NOT STAY ON PLANE DUE TO SMELL. I WAS IN GATE AREA MOST OF TIME HELPING AGENTS GO FROM PLANE TO PLANE LOOKING FOR BLANKETS FOR THE PEOPLE. EVENTUALLY; I HIT THE WALL AND FELT ILL. I HAD A SORE THROAT AND NAUSEOUS STOMACH. CALLED CREW DESK TO TELL THEM. THEY ASKED IF I WAS CALLING FATIGUE. I SAID; 'I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.' (I DID NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT FATIGUE WAS). I TOLD THEM I WAS SICK AND HAD TO GO TO A HOTEL OR HOME IF I COULD GET THERE. THEY SAID IF I WAS CALLING FATIGUE I HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL NOW. I SAID I HAD TO GET TO BED ASAP AND WOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. I MADE IT HOME; SLEPT FOR 7 OR 8 HOURS THEN WENT TO URGENT CARE; GOT A SHOT OF VITAMIN B. DR SAID I HAD THE BEGINNINGS OF SOMETHING BUT SHOULD BE OK IF I WENT BACK HOME 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.