Pilot report, B757, stt-sju. On descent, an overhead air conditioning duct ruptured causing overhead ceiling panel to fall and injure passenger. Emt met flight.

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Attributes
ACN	460461
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
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	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Frequency 120.9, 6000 ft, sju tower, sju 090 degree radial 30 DME. Overhead air conditioning duct ruptured in smooth air and level flight and dislodged an overhead panel. A passenger was injured (mr. X). Paramedics treated and released the passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT, B757, STT-SJU. ON DSCNT, AN OVERHEAD AIR CONDITIONING DUCT RUPTURED CAUSING OVERHEAD CEILING PANEL TO FALL AND INJURE PAX. EMT MET FLT.

Narrative: FREQ 120.9, 6000 FT, SJU TWR, SJU 090 DEG RADIAL 30 DME. OVERHEAD AIR CONDITIONING DUCT RUPTURED IN SMOOTH AIR AND LEVEL FLT AND DISLODGED AN OVERHEAD PANEL. A PAX WAS INJURED (MR. X). PARAMEDICS TREATED AND RELEASED THE PAX.

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.