An air carrier first officer report on a cabin attendant injury sustained while holding 50 NM west o...

Attributes
ACN	456809
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc tower : pou.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : holding cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival : holding pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	456809
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While approaching the bos airport with arrival delays, we were informed to enter a holding pattern at the gardner fix along the arrival route. As we approached the holding pattern, we began to slow from an airspeed of approximately 280 KTS to 220 KTS. There was no abrupt aircraft movements and no turbulence. As we entered the holding pattern, a call from the aft cabin indicated that a flight attendant was hit on the head by a galley door. She was lying down but still conscious. Approximately 5 mins later, it was reported that she was now unconscious. We solicited medical help from a qualified person on board, declared an emergency and landed. The flight attendant was taken to a boston hospital and later released that same evening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FO RPT ON A CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY SUSTAINED WHILE HOLDING 50 NM W OF BOS, MA.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING THE BOS ARPT WITH ARR DELAYS, WE WERE INFORMED TO ENTER A HOLDING PATTERN AT THE GARDNER FIX ALONG THE ARR RTE. AS WE APCHED THE HOLDING PATTERN, WE BEGAN TO SLOW FROM AN AIRSPD OF APPROX 280 KTS TO 220 KTS. THERE WAS NO ABRUPT ACFT MOVEMENTS AND NO TURB. AS WE ENTERED THE HOLDING PATTERN, A CALL FROM THE AFT CABIN INDICATED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A GALLEY DOOR. SHE WAS LYING DOWN BUT STILL CONSCIOUS. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, IT WAS RPTED THAT SHE WAS NOW UNCONSCIOUS. WE SOLICITED MEDICAL HELP FROM A QUALIFIED PERSON ON BOARD, DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO A BOSTON HOSPITAL AND LATER RELEASED THAT SAME EVENING.

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.

An air carrier first officer report on a cabin attendant injury sustained while holding 50 NM west of bos, ma.