Date: 202008
Local time of day: 0601-1200
Location: ZZZ.Airport, US
Aircraft: A321
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Flight plan: IFR
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Cruise; Initial Climb; Landing
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Flight Attendant In Charge
Reporter qualification: Flight Attendant Current
Human factors: Physiological - Other
Second reporter function: Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Anomaly: Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Detector: Person Flight Attendant
When detected: In-flight
Result: Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Contributing factors: Aircraft
Primary problem: Aircraft

Narrative: During landing as I sat in my jumpseat near the 1L/1R doors; I noticed a distinctive odor coming from the airplane cabin. It smelled sweet and of sweaty gym socks. I could smell it through my face mask. I briefly brought my mask below my nose in order to further evaluate the odor. I did this a few times because I wanted to determine if it would dissipate or linger; it lingered. I then called the flight attendants in the back of the plane to ask them if they also smelled this odor. They did; and they told me 'it was really bad;' that it was quite strong in the back of the plane where they sat at their jumpseats. I then broke sterile cockpit and called the Captain to alert him of the situation because I was concerned that we were having a toxic fume event. He told me he was busy with landing; but that he could turn the heat up to dissipate it some; and that he'd write it up on landing. The fumes never dissipated. For the rest of landing; we smelled this distinctive odor. Upon arriving at the gate; the Captain wrote up the odor in the log book for maintenance. No Flight Service Manager (FSM) met the plane. I noticed a little bit of a burning sensation in my nasal passages; throat; and lungs. When I got in the fresh air later; walking to my car; I felt a slight burning; tingling sensation in my eyes. When I got home; I then received a call from a Flight Service Manager. The FSM wanted to know how I felt; and I told her that I just got home and was still monitoring my symptoms. I am still monitoring myself for any latent or delayed effects and reactions. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the new rules that go with it; unless I am having a life or death emergency or suspect I have COVID-19; I was not able to go to the emergency room within X hours of this fume event to have my blood tested; which is standard operating procedure under normal circumstances.Pilot should have called a Medic and a Flight Service Manager to meet the flight to evaluate crew's health and wellbeing.


Second narrative: Walking through the cabin midflight I smelled a strange odor mid cabin. But I thought it was a smelly passenger. While clearing the cabin the smell got stronger and was creeping to the back of the plane. By the time we were done clearing the cabin the smell was super strong. FA A called and asked us if we could smell anything. We said yes; and she said she would call the Captain. FA A said the Captain was going to raise the temperature in the cabin to dissipate the smell. We smelled it until we were on the ground in the back of the cabin.


Synopsis: A321 Flight Attendant crew reported a dirty socks" fumes event of varying intensity during initial climb and lasting until arrival at destination gate."