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S80 flight crew concerned over lack of specific guidelines for the safe transport of wheelchair as challenged passenger observes its disassembly from a window seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448334 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
In sum: the reporter is concerned over the possibility of mislabeling of wheelchair batteries used to power the chair to be transport for the mobility challenged passenger. There is also concern over the correct handling procedures for the dismantling of the chair and its attendant equipment for transport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S80 FLC CONCERNED OVER LACK OF SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF WHEELCHAIR AS CHALLENGED PAX OBSERVES ITS DISASSEMBLY FROM A WINDOW SEAT.
Narrative: IN SUM: THE RPTR IS CONCERNED OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF MISLABELING OF WHEELCHAIR BATTERIES USED TO PWR THE CHAIR TO BE TRANSPORT FOR THE MOBILITY CHALLENGED PAX. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OVER THE CORRECT HANDLING PROCS FOR THE DISMANTLING OF THE CHAIR AND ITS ATTENDANT EQUIP FOR TRANSPORT.
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.