Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Flight Attendant Airline Total 25; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4; Flight Attendant Total 25; Flight Attendant Type 10
Physiological - Other; Troubleshooting
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
About 1-1:15 hours before landing into Country I smelled a strong pungent smell and therefore called my co-worker to come up and smell the odor. She smelled odor; we contacted Captain and we then continued to check first class passengers electronic devices for overheated batteries etc..and asked passengers to check their bags in the overhead compartments.We checked ovens and coffee makers and odor was not concentrated in that area. The odor was concentrated in fwd aircraft left jump seat area and lavatory. As we were descending the odor got stronger. The odor was not electrical more like an overheated odor sweet but irritating to the eyes; throat. I had a headache very quickly and nauseous. Very pungent on descent. Couldn't breath had to get on oxygen. At descent; odor entered cockpit. During time in Country; mechanics were looking for problem. They discovered catering papers behind coffee makers that looked brown and smelled liked burned paper this could have caused a fire midair however that was NOT the odor I smelled. This would have been another issue.
Flight Attendant reported a fume event that started one hour prior to landing resulting in physiological symptoms.