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Flight attendant injured from fall during taxi for takeoff. Aircraft returned to gate for medical assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 320897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 80000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 320898 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing out for takeoff at dfw I used firm braking in order to make a turn from taxiway K to taxiway Z. First flight attendant notified cockpit that one of our flight attendants had fallen in the galley and needed to be returned to the gate. We requested medical assistance meet aircraft. The flight attendant was standing in galley, reaching up as I slowed and turned aircraft onto taxiway Z, and this contributed greatly to her fall. Flight attendants should not be standing for taxi and should be seated at duty stations while aircraft in motion on ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED FROM FALL DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF AT DFW I USED FIRM BRAKING IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN FROM TXWY K TO TXWY Z. FIRST FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED COCKPIT THAT ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS HAD FALLEN IN THE GALLEY AND NEEDED TO BE RETURNED TO THE GATE. WE REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MEET ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS STANDING IN GALLEY, REACHING UP AS I SLOWED AND TURNED ACFT ONTO TXWY Z, AND THIS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO HER FALL. FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE STANDING FOR TAXI AND SHOULD BE SEATED AT DUTY STATIONS WHILE ACFT IN MOTION ON GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.