What happened
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Delta air lines flight #8843 was originally planned as a deadhead flight from waco, TX to lansing, MI. Before departure from waco, the flight attendants complained of a "manure-like" odor along with a slight haze in the cabin. The pilots turned off the APU bleed and the odor seemed to dissipate. Then after takeoff and during climbout, the odor returned and began to get quite strong, which made all three flight attendants physically sick along with nausea, burning eyes and throat. All three flight attendants began using portable oxygen. The pilots then elected to divert to Oklahoma City, OK and eventually donned their oxygen masks. The aircraft landed uneventfully at Oklahoma City and taxied to the FBO. All three flight attendants and the first officer were transported to the hospital for evaluation/observation. After an hour, all crewmembers were released from the hospital and felt much better. To date, no cause has been determined in this incident. It is speculated that a strong odor was ingested into the cabin while on the ground at waco and became present again during climbout. The aircraft had no history of such an event and has since been flying without any recurrence.
As the FAA filed it
DELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT #8843 WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED AS A DEADHEAD FLIGHT FROM WACO, TX TO LANSING, MI. BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM WACO, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF A "MANURE-LIKE" ODOR ALONG WITH A SLIGHT HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOTS TURNED OFF THE APU BLEED AND THE ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. THEN AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMBOUT, THE ODOR RETURNED AND BEGAN TO GET QUITE STRONG, WHICH MADE ALL THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PHYSICALLY SICK ALONG WITH NAUSEA, BURNING EYES AND THROAT. ALL THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BEGAN USING PORTABLE OXYGEN. THE PILOTS THEN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AND EVENTUALLY DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT OKLAHOMA CITY AND TAXIED TO THE FBO. ALL THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND THE FIRST OFFICER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION/OBSERVATION. AFTER AN HOUR, ALL CREWMEMBERS WERE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND FELT MUCH BETTER. TO DATE, NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN THIS INCIDENT. IT IS SPECULATED THAT A STRONG ODOR WAS INGESTED INTO THE CABIN WHILE ON THE GROUND AT WACO AND BECAME PRESENT AGAIN DURING CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO HISTORY OF SUCH AN EVENT AND HAS SINCE BEEN FLYING WITHOUT ANY RECURRENCE.
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