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Health problems. the people at greatest risk of those who work on board the plane. pilots and flight attendants. and he says those people should be equipped with air monitors, just like the ones we had, so they can consider toxicity levels, especially if there were to be a fume event. tony. >> okay, good stuff. allan chernoff for us in new york. appreciate it, thank you. let's get to our top stories now. americans kept right on shopping in february despite getting buried by snowstorms. the commerce department says retail sales jumped a surprising 0.3 of a percent. that is the biggest gain si...

Tract. >> u.s. airways takes this very seriously and we do everything to our utmost to maintain the safety of the air quality for both our passengers and our crew. >> reporter: the airline says the plane was taken out of service after the january 16th incident for maintenance work. when it returned to service on january 21st, u.s. airways reported to the faa a scorched odor, like a gym or locker room, filled the airport. maintenance found no problems and the plane remains in service. this is a problem that all airlines share. indeed flight attendants say northwest airlines also suffered a seri...

Engine oil mist to enter the cabin. >> there was a little bit of oil that seeped into that system, and that's what caused -- it vaporizes and that's what caused the symptoms of the passengers. >> reporter: how coulding in oil mist enter the air on board a plane? well, half of the air we're breathing in the cabin comes through the jet engines. it's called bleed air because it bleeds off of the engines and then travels through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. engine oil contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. carrie williams, who is a flight attenda...

Symptoms of the passenger. >> reporter: how could oil engine mist enter the air on the plane? half of the air is called bleed air and bleeds off the engines and through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. it contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. terry williams says that's what happened to her after being exposed to a fume event nearly tleer three years ago. suffers severe headaches and tremors in her arm. >> i can't stop it from twitching or trembling. >> reporter: all crew members have been unable to return to work because of their symptoms. >> th...

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