Injured On An Airplane?

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By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Mar 4th 2013

via The Aviation Herald

A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N559UW performing positioning flight US-9010 from Las Vegas,NV to Charlotte,NC (USA) with 7 crew, was enroute at FL390 about 180nm northeast of Phoenix,AZ when the crew reported fumes on board and decided to divert to Phoenix. Phoenix Airport started to quarantine the runway for the arrival sending all arriving traffic into holds and stopping departures, but resumed arrivals and departures prior to landing of N554UW. The aircraft landed safely on runway 26 about 30 minutes after leaving FL390. All crew were medically checked at the airport but did not need treatment.

The airline said the cause of the fumes is under investigation.

Story via The Aviation Herald, here.

Additional information can be found, here.

If you have been exposed to contaminated air on an airplane there is important information that your doctor should know. Click here to obtain the Bleed Air Medical Protocol, a document designed to help doctors treat victims of fume events. Bring this document to your doctor.

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By Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald

A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N356NW performing flight DL-1158 from Salt Lake City,UT to Orlando,FL (USA) with 151 people on board, was climbing out of Salt Lake City’s runway 34R with low visibility procedures in effect when an acrid odor as well as haze developed in the cabin prompting the crew to don their oxygen masks and stop the climb at 11,000 feet indicating they wanted to return to Salt Lake City without mentioning the problem however. About 4 minutes later the crew reported they had smoke in the cockpit, which had started to dissipate at that point. The aircraft returned to Salt Lake City for a safe landing on runway 34L (3500 feet RVR) about 20 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N375NC reached Orlando with a delay of 4.5 hours

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1158/history/20130223/1654Z/KSLC/KMCO

Passenger photo in the cabin (Photo: Blake Scarbrough):

Full story, here.

If you have been exposed to contaminated air on an airplane there is important information that your doctor should know. Click here to obtain the Bleed Air Medical Protocol, a document designed to help doctors treat victims of fume events. Bring this document to your doctor.

For more information, visit our website or contact us for a free consultation.

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By Simon Hradecky, via The Aviation Herald

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FMSX performing flight AC-1252 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Cancun (Mexico) with 154 people on board, was climbing through 7000 feet out of Montreal when the crew declared PAN reporting smoke in the cabin and decided to return to Montreal. The aircraft positioned for an approach to Montreal’s runway 24R, the crew reported the situation on board had stabilized. The aircraft landed safely on runway 24R and stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services before vacating the runway about 10 minutes later and taxiing to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported an evacuation was not required. A replacement A320 registration C-FPDN reached Cancun with a delay of 4 hours.

Original source, here.

All commercial jets (with the exception of the 787 Dreamliner) rely upon air pulled in through the engines to provide pressurized air to the cabin. During flight high-temperature compressed air is bled off the engines and, after being cooled, is re-circulated throughout the cabin and flight deck. Pyrolized engine oil or hydraulic fluid may contaminate the air in these compressors. As a result of exposure to this contaminated air, airline workers along with airline passengers, may develop chronic health problems leading them to seek attention from health care providers.

If you have been exposed to contaminated air on an airplane and are experiencing health effects, there is important information that your doctor should know. Click here to obtain the Bleed Air Medical Protocol, a document designed to help doctors treat victims of fume events. Bring this document to your doctor.

For more information, visit www.brodkowitzlaw.com

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Via WFAA, Posted on January 28, 2013 at 5:36 PM

An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico Monday afternoon after an “electrical odor” was detected in the cockpit.

The Boeing 767 jet with 198 passengers and a crew of 13 was on a scheduled eight-hour journey from Miami to Sao Paulo, Brazil when the flight crew declared the emergency, the airline said in a statement.

The wide-body aircraft landed without incident at San Juan International Airport at 5:08 p.m. local time.

American said Flight 233 would remain in San Juan overnight for a maintenance check and would continue on to Sao Paulo at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The airline provided overnight accommodations for all passengers.

Full story, here.

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By Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-500, flight WN-254 from Kansas City, MO to Houston Hobby,TX (USA) with 76 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 15nm south of Tulsa, OK (USA) when smell of smoke was detected in the cabin prompting the crew to turn around and divert to Tulsa for a safe landing on runway 08 about 20 minutes later.

Original source, here.

For years the aviation industry has been telling the traveling public, flight attendants and pilots that the air on airplanes is safe. Unfortunately that is not always the case.  Our law firm has broken new ground in this practice area by representing flight attendants, passengers and pilots who become ill after breathing contaminated air on airplanes during “fume events.”

All commercial jets (with the exception of the 787 Dreamliner) rely upon air pulled in through the engines to provide pressurized air to the cabin. During flight high-temperature compressed air is bled off the engines and, after being cooled, is re-circulated throughout the cabin and flight deck. Pyrolized engine oil or hydraulic fluid may contaminate the air in these compressors. As a result of exposure to this contaminated air, airline workers along with airline passengers, may develop chronic health problems leading them to seek attention from health care providers.

If you have been exposed to contaminated air on an airplane there is important information that your doctor should know. Click here to obtain the Bleed Air Medical Protocol, a document designed to help doctors treat victims of fume events. Bring this document to your doctor.

For more information about toxic fumes on airlines, visit our website or contact us for a free consultation.

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By Simon Hradecky, Dec 15th 2012, via The Aviation Herald

A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N281JB performing flight B6-1327 from Boston, MA to Baltimore, MD (USA) with 91 passengers and 4 crew, was descending through about 7000 feet towards Baltimore when the crew declared emergency reporting an electrical smell in the cockpit. Upon contacting tower the crew advised they were intending to vacate the runway. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 33L about 8 minutes later, vacated the runway via taxiway F and stopped, the occupants were evacuated via slides. No injuries occurred.

The airline reported the crew declared emergency as a precaution due to some mechanical problem, the 90 passengers and 4 crew were evacuated and taken to the terminal.

Full story and comments, here.

Flight tracking information via Flight Aware, here.

To date, there is no Preliminary Accident or Incident Notice, via the FAA.

For more information about Brodkowitz Law and our work representing injured passengers and flight crew due to contaminated air in the cabin or cockpit and other causes, visit our website or contact us for a free consultation.

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via the Sacramento Bee, posted by Cathy Locke

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Kenneth Holland | December 1, 2012 via Airnation.net

AFA Commends Obama Administration for Extending Safety Standards to the Cabin

The Association of Flight Attendants - CWA (AFA) yesterday successfully achieved Occupational Safety and Health protections for commercial aircraft, after tireless advocacy to improve safety and health standards in its members’ workplace.

AFA commends the Obama Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) for their collaborative approach to reach the policy statement released today that will correct a nearly four-decade old exclusion of OSHA in the passenger cabin.

“AFA looks forward to continuing work with the FAA and OSHA as we finally bring vital safety and health protections to our nation’s Flight Attendants. We welcome the opportunity to serve as the voice for Flight Attendants as we close this long overdue loophole,” said Veda Shook, AFA International President. “AFA Flight Attendants have been forceful advocates for OSHA protections, and appreciate the efforts of FAA and OSHA to ensure safety and health standards for those working inside our nation’s aircraft cabins; a change that will also benefit the millions of passengers who travel on commercial flights.”

In 1975, the FAA claimed exclusive jurisdiction over workplace safety and health for all crewmembers, preventing OSHA, the agency that regulates the safety and health of most U.S. workers, from protecting Flight Attendants and other crewmembers while working on board commercial airline flights. AFA has pursued legal and regulatory solutions to extend OSHA safety and health protections to workers in the airline industry.

Today’s FAA policy announcement comes after AFA aggressively advocated for Flight Attendant safety and health protections to be included in the FAA reauthorization bill that was signed by President Obama in February 2012.

Flight Attendants currently have OSHA protections at work in places other than where they spend the majority of their time — the passenger cabin. The new policy statement extends many of the OSHA protections already in place to the aircraft cabin.

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

Full story, here.

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By Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer via CNN.com

updated 6:06 PM EST, Thu November 15, 2012

(CNN) — WASHINGTON (CNN) — An F-22 fighter jet crashed Thursday afternoon near Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle. The pilot ejected safely, according to Lt. Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force.

Tyndall AFB is a training base for F-22 pilots. There’s no confirmation that the plane took off from Tyndall before the crash, but that would be logical, Dorrian said.

The F-22 has been the focus of years of investigations about a problem that causes some of the stealth fighter’s pilots to become dizzy or black out. The exact cause of the problem still hasn’t been identified.

Full story, here.

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Ken Armstrong, via Seattletimes.com

A United Airlines plane that was set to fly from Sea-Tac Airport to Washington, D.C., caught fire before takeoff Saturday night, but no one was hurt as all passengers were safely evacuated, Sea-Tac spokesman Perry Cooper said.

The Port of Seattle Fire Department responded to the report of a fire at 10:27 p.m., Cooper said.

They discovered flames coming from the auxiliary power unit of United flight 776, a Boeing 757 that was scheduled to depart at 10:30 p.m., bound for Dulles International Airport.

Firefighters extinguished the flames, and the plane was evacuated. A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire might be traceable to residual oil in the auxiliary power unit, which is located in the plane’s tail, Cooper said.

The plane was towed to cargo services for further investigation.

United’s website indicated that the flight’s passengers were to be put on another plane, scheduled to leave before midnight. The plane that caught fire came to Sea-Tac from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the airline’s website said.

Full story, here.

No information has been posted by The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  Preliminary accident and incident notices can be found here and are viewable for up to 10 days.

The above article states that no injuries were reported, but if anyone is experiencing health effects as a result of fumes they may have breathed in the cabin due to potential bleed air contamination from the residual oil found in the auxiliary power unit, medical attention may be necessary.  For more information about contaminated air in the cabin, visit our website or contact us for a free consultation.