A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Physiological - Other
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related
Upon arrival; I was informed by the A Flight Attendant that there was a strong odor in the cabin. We called the paramedics and went to the hospital for further examination.
A synthetic oil odor was detected during descent. Strongest odor; described as dirty socks; was detected during descent and most strongly in the aft cabin. The entire crew sought medical help with high blood pressure being the primary after effect. An aft Flight Attendant is still off work one month after the event. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and released it for flight the next day. The reporter suspects and engine seal because the odor began during the descent.
An A320 flight crew faintly detected a synthetic oil odor during descent while the flight attendants reported a strong odor in the cabin after landing. Paramedics sent them to a hospital for additional care.