Plane diverted to Dublin Airport after flight attendants report illnesses

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Plane diverted to Dublin Airport after flight attendants report illnesses
Reports suggest that the crew fell ill early in the flight.

A US AIRWAYS flight en route to Philadelphia has been diverted to Dublin Airport after reports that the crew became unwell.

US flight 715 left Venice at around 11.30am this morning and was heading for the US city, but has now landed in Dublin Airport.

A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that the flight had landed due to illness and that a number of HSE ambulances were on standby as the plane was taken to a remote location in the airport.

However, the nature of the illness is not known.

The airline said that no passengers or flight crew were among those that reported the illnesses.

“US Airways flight 715 from Venice to PHiladelphia diverted to Dublin because several of our flight attendants reported medical issues.

http://news.ie.msn.com/ireland/plane-diverted-to-dublin-airport-after-flight-attendants-report-illnesses

maybe the sun ?

[Bob]

I would call that VERY significant. Good Catch..

http://campus.ie/news/national-news/up-to-eleven-people-from-diverted-us-bound-plane-taken-to-hospital

"A US AIRWAYS flight bound for Philadelphia was diverted to Dublin Airport because crew members became ill.

A public health alert was issued in Ireland as the plane was due to land, and ambulances rushed to the scene.

Eleven people in total from US Airways flight 715 who were complaining of nausea, running eyes, and dizziness were taken to Beaumont hospital .

Four ambulances, a paramedic car, and five fire engines waited for the landing to take place at around 3.15pm.

The flight left Venice at around 11.30am.

Some 185 passengers were on board the flight, and they were disembarked within two hours of landing.

The aircraft was removed to a remote location at the airport while the ill passengers were tended to.

A spokesperson for US Airways told independent.ie: "US Airways flight 715 from Venice to PHiladelphia diverted to Dublin because several of our flight attendants reported medical issues."

"Medical professionals are evaluating our flight attendants and we are reaccommodating our customers on other flights to Philadelphia. There are no reports of illness from pilots or passengers."

A source from Dublin Fire Brigade told independent.ie that eleven casualties were taken to hospital, and the public health alert was stood down shortly after 5pm."

Events such as this have been reported before where a strange smell appears.

There has been discussion that the combination of cleaning supplies used to disinfect the plane are the culprit behind these episodes, substance not at all safe, which over time at altitude out-gas. I am curious why MORE passengers were not affected tho if this was due to cleaning compounds (if that was the reason). What's up with that?

[Tesla_WTC_Solution]

Is it possible that something in the galley area was leaking? Some pipe, tank or other?
I have no idea what sorts of things are on a commercial plane, lol -- on the C130s the bathroom was a fold-out can with a hanging curtain,
and the galley was pretty much a coffee pot... haha :)

p.s. is anything noxious stored in crew area? or kitchens?


p.p.s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotoxic_syndrome

Aerotoxic syndrome is a term that refers to alleged short-term and long-term ill-health effects that are attributed to exposure to cabin air that has been contaminated with atomized engine oils or other chemicals. The film "Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines" suggests the term was first used in 1999 by members of a group called Aerotox. As of 2009 this syndrome is not recognized in medicine.[1] An assessment by the UK's House of Lords Science and Technology Committee found that the claims of health effects were unsubstantiated.[2] An update in 2008 found no significant new evidence.[3]



Engine or APU oil leaks
Engine or APU bay leaks
Underfloor hydraulic leaks.
Ingestion of deicing fluid into APU inlet.
Periodic maintenance task that is required to clean the forward galley oven.
Inappropriate or excessive use of dry ice by caterers.
Toilet fluid spillage, leakage and also unapproved mixing of different disinfectant fluids within the toilet.
Leakage of the rain repellent system, or rain repellent contamination within the cabin or flightdeck.
Spillage within baggage bays.
Items stowed in overhead baggage bins.



Jet engines require synthetic oils for lubrication. These oils contain ingredients such as tricresyl phosphate (TCP), an organophosphate, that could possibly be toxic to humans in large quantities.[6] Engine bearing seals are installed for the purpose of ensuring that critical engine bearings are continuously lubricated, and also to prevent engine oil from leaking into the compressed air stream. If a bearing seal fails and begins to leak, depending on the location of the seal, some amount of engine oil may be released into the compressed air stream. Oil leaks may be detected by odour or, in more serious cases, by smoke in the cabin. This is known in the industry as a fume event.[7]


On 5 November 2000, both the pilot and co-pilot of a Jersey European Airways BAe 146 became unwell while landing at Birmingham International Airport,[9] with both becoming nauseous, and the pilot experiencing double vision and having difficulty judging height. Despite this, he managed to land the aircraft safely.[10] Both pilots were taken to hospital but no cause for their illness was found.[9] The subsequent incident investigation report concluded that "There is circumstantial evidence to suggest that the flight crew on G–JEAK were affected by contamination of the air supply, as a result of oil leakage from the auxiliary power unit (APU) cooling fan seal into the APU air stream, and into the ECS system ducting. This contamination allowed fumes to develop, a proportion of which entered the cabin and cockpit air supply."[11]

That same AAIB Report also noted that both the captain and the first officer had visited the forward toilet, before the onset of their symptoms. About the same time of the G-JEAK incident, another operator reported overuse of a disinfectant (formaldehyde) for the toilets and to clean the galley floor and then inhalation of the fumes from that chemical, would produce the identical symptoms reported by both the captain and first officer of G-JEAK. "The CAA notified UK Operators at that time (CAA ref. 10A/380/15, dated 2 August 1996) of this potential hazard, as the misuse of this agent was apparently widespread."[12][13]

http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/121919/AN%20UPDATE%20ON%20FORMALDEHYDE%20final%200113.pdf


As discussed above, formaldehyde can induce several symptoms, such as watery eyes, runny nose, burning sensations in the eyes, nose, and throat, and headaches.

These symptoms may also occur because of the common cold, the flu, or other pollutants that may be present in the indoor air.
In general, if your symptoms lessen when you are away from the home or office but re-occur upon your return, they may be caused by indoor air factors including pollutants, such as formaldehyde.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome


http://airnation.net/hangar/threads/orlando-airport-workers-taken-to-hospital-after-formaldehyde-exposure.7802/

Orlando Airport workers taken to hospital after formaldehyde exposure

Discussion in 'Airport News, Talk & Discussion' started by FlyerKing17, Nov 7, 2013.

[ghostrider]

some missing virus making material has gone missing , from a French laboratory , since then all kinds of strange illnesses have come about all over ...

[freedom4all]

A group of children on a flight home from South Africa fell ill also
on May 5th.
Reports saying they went down like 9 pins.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/474104/Sixty-children-treated-at-Heathrow-after-falling-ill-on-flight-from-South-Africa