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Flight attendant reported crews are required to spray insecticide clearly labeled 'do not inhale' throughout the cabin while passengers and flight attendants are aboard who have no choice but to inhale the spray.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 839088 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
All flights to a foreign destination of ours are required to spray insecticide on board with passengers present. The can of insecticide clearly states: 'do not inhale.' there is no way to keep from inhaling the insecticide since flight attendants are required to walk through the cabin spraying the stuff over the heads of all passengers. I am concerned for babies; small children; the elderly and flight attendants that must inhale this stuff on a regular basis. Please tell me why we spray this stuff when the can states ' do not inhale.' is anyone concerned with the health hazards of this spray?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported crews are required to spray insecticide clearly labeled 'do not inhale' throughout the cabin while passengers and flight attendants are aboard who have no choice but to inhale the spray.
Narrative: All flights to a foreign destination of ours are required to spray insecticide on board with passengers present. The can of insecticide clearly states: 'do not inhale.' There is no way to keep from inhaling the insecticide since flight attendants are required to walk through the cabin spraying the stuff over the heads of all passengers. I am concerned for babies; small children; the elderly and flight attendants that must inhale this stuff on a regular basis. Please tell me why we spray this stuff when the can states ' do not inhale.' Is anyone concerned with the health hazards of this spray?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.