<< >> NASA ASRS Report 375493, May 1997

A cabin attendant working the lower lobe galley on a DC10 in cruise incurred a injury when attempting to move a stuck galley cart.

Attributes
ACN	375493
Time
Date	199705
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	375498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was trying to move a cart out of a module. I pushed down on the handle (the cart was very heavy) and using my legs tried to pull the cart from the module. The floor was slick which is a standard for this galley floor and my footing slipped sending my left foot under and up into the bottom of the cart. The cart itself did not move, the internal brake did not release even with the handle pushed all the way down. This also is a standard with the carts we have.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT WORKING THE LOWER LOBE GALLEY ON A DC10 IN CRUISE INCURRED A INJURY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A STUCK GALLEY CART.

Narrative: I WAS TRYING TO MOVE A CART OUT OF A MODULE. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE HANDLE (THE CART WAS VERY HVY) AND USING MY LEGS TRIED TO PULL THE CART FROM THE MODULE. THE FLOOR WAS SLICK WHICH IS A STANDARD FOR THIS GALLEY FLOOR AND MY FOOTING SLIPPED SENDING MY L FOOT UNDER AND UP INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CART. THE CART ITSELF DID NOT MOVE, THE INTERNAL BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE EVEN WITH THE HANDLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS ALSO IS A STANDARD WITH THE CARTS WE HAVE.

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.