AA A330 with dirty sock odor - Curt Lewis

American Airlines Jet Has 3rd Fume Incident in 3 Months, 7 Flight Attendants Transported to Hospital and Released

Flight attendants on an American Airlines aircraft complained about headaches due to an "odor in the cabin" following the Airbus A330's arrival in Orlando just before midnight Monday, the airline has confirmed.

And according to Service Difficulty Reports filed with the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft has suffered at least three fume incidents, including the aforementioned one, in the past three months: The aircraft "experienced a dirty sock odor" on November 23, according to one of the SDRs, and then five days later, on November 28, flight attendants said they "smelled fumes," on the aircraft, according to another report filed.

The eight flight attendants who staffed flight 1868 -- originating in Charlotte and carrying 89 passengers and 10 crew members -- were evaluated and cleared by paramedics at the airport, according to an American Airlines spokesperson. But seven "insisted" they be transported to a hospital.

The flight attendants were released a few hours later, the spokesperson said, adding that none of the passengers were transported to a hospital.

The A330 is currently undergoing a "thorough maintenance inspection," but American has not yet identified what caused the incident, nor has it ruled out any possible causes, the airline said.