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A cabin attendant reports that a passenger was injured when tripped by a locking mechanism in front of seat 2A on an SF34.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 387661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger was walking up aft stairs and tripped over locking mechanism located in front of seat 2A. Ankle began hurting. Perhaps this locking mechanism can be enclosed, relocated, etc, to prevent (further) injuries. No charges filed at this time. No medical attention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the person shown as the reporter is the supervisor of the unknown reporter and is taking steps to correct this misunderstanding by the company's cabin attendants. She did investigate this incident and she said that the passenger would have to put a foot well under the seat in order to contact the mechanism. She said that the passenger was not injured actually and the supervisor did not see how the locking mechanism could be a hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS THAT A PAX WAS INJURED WHEN TRIPPED BY A LOCKING MECHANISM IN FRONT OF SEAT 2A ON AN SF34.
Narrative: PAX WAS WALKING UP AFT STAIRS AND TRIPPED OVER LOCKING MECHANISM LOCATED IN FRONT OF SEAT 2A. ANKLE BEGAN HURTING. PERHAPS THIS LOCKING MECHANISM CAN BE ENCLOSED, RELOCATED, ETC, TO PREVENT (FURTHER) INJURIES. NO CHARGES FILED AT THIS TIME. NO MEDICAL ATTN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PERSON SHOWN AS THE RPTR IS THE SUPVR OF THE UNKNOWN RPTR AND IS TAKING STEPS TO CORRECT THIS MISUNDERSTANDING BY THE COMPANY'S CABIN ATTENDANTS. SHE DID INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT AND SHE SAID THAT THE PAX WOULD HAVE TO PUT A FOOT WELL UNDER THE SEAT IN ORDER TO CONTACT THE MECHANISM. SHE SAID THAT THE PAX WAS NOT INJURED ACTUALLY AND THE SUPVR DID NOT SEE HOW THE LOCKING MECHANISM COULD BE A HAZARD.
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.