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A cabin attendant discussed her physiological response to what she considered to be over concentrated chemicals in the lavatory waste fluids.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 951425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Toilet Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Upon boarding our Q400 I noticed a strong 'blue juice' [toilet chemical] odor. I thought the scent would dissipate by the time passenger boarding occurred. Unfortunately; during the flight; the odor did not go away and another flight attendant and I were quite nauseated because of it. Thankfully; the flights were not too long; but we were both amazed by how quickly those chemicals can effect the head and stomach. I have experienced this in the past when fleet service does not properly mix the blue juice. This is the first time I've reported it. I hope that this never happens again. It is not a healthy environment for people when blue juice is too concentrated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Cabin Attendant discussed her physiological response to what she considered to be over concentrated chemicals in the lavatory waste fluids.
Narrative: Upon boarding our Q400 I noticed a strong 'blue juice' [toilet chemical] odor. I thought the scent would dissipate by the time passenger boarding occurred. Unfortunately; during the flight; the odor did not go away and another flight attendant and I were quite nauseated because of it. Thankfully; the flights were not too long; but we were both amazed by how quickly those chemicals can effect the head and stomach. I have experienced this in the past when fleet service does not properly mix the blue juice. This is the first time I've reported it. I hope that this never happens again. It is not a healthy environment for people when blue juice is too concentrated.
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.