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B737-900ER first officer reported coming into contact with leaking hydraulic fluid during a preflight inspection; resulting in a chemical burn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1686039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BDL.Airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 263 Flight Crew Type 922 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
While performing the preflight inspection on this B737-900ER; some fluid dripped down my right arm while in the wheel well. I could not determine where it came from or what type of liquid it was; so I did not think anything of it and continued my duties. During the flight; my arm turned red then welted up and started to burn. By the time I returned home that night; it was blistering. I was impossible for a doctor to tell exactly what kind of liquid it was; speculation is hydraulic fluid. My chemical burn has responded well to treatment and I will be okay to fly next week. The burn traversed the inside of my elbow joint and was difficult to bend so I used sick leave for 2 trips. I am not looking for anything but am concerned as to what might have happened had this fluid gotten into my eyes. Not once in any training I have received at [company] have the dangers of any caustic fluids that may be encountered on the flight line been addressed; nor what the immediate response associated with that type of encounter should be.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-900ER First Officer reported coming into contact with leaking hydraulic fluid during a preflight inspection; resulting in a chemical burn.
Narrative: While performing the preflight inspection on this B737-900ER; some fluid dripped down my right arm while in the wheel well. I could not determine where it came from or what type of liquid it was; so I did not think anything of it and continued my duties. During the flight; my arm turned red then welted up and started to burn. By the time I returned home that night; it was blistering. I was impossible for a doctor to tell exactly what kind of liquid it was; speculation is hydraulic fluid. My chemical burn has responded well to treatment and I will be okay to fly next week. The burn traversed the inside of my elbow joint and was difficult to bend so I used sick leave for 2 trips. I am not looking for anything but am concerned as to what might have happened had this fluid gotten into my eyes. Not once in any training I have received at [company] have the dangers of any caustic fluids that may be encountered on the flight line been addressed; nor what the immediate response associated with that type of encounter should be.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.