A canadair CL65 on initial climb at 8500 ft had a passenger service unit drop down striking a seated...

Attributes
ACN	493868
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mmmx.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	493868
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During takeoff, overhead panel and oxygen dispensing unit dropped. Passenger was hit, but unhurt. We continued to our destination (kdfw). The unit reached all the way down to the seats. There should be some type of device that will only allow them to fall a few inches when they fall. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated this overhead panel was one of several that dropped down but this one had a passenger seated beneath the panel. The reporter said the passenger was not injured. The reporter said the condition of the primary latch or latches was unknown but the safety lanyard was way too long.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 ON INITIAL CLB AT 8500 FT HAD A PAX SVC UNIT DROP DOWN STRIKING A SEATED PAX.

Narrative: DURING TKOF, OVERHEAD PANEL AND OXYGEN DISPENSING UNIT DROPPED. PAX WAS HIT, BUT UNHURT. WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION (KDFW). THE UNIT REACHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SEATS. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DEVICE THAT WILL ONLY ALLOW THEM TO FALL A FEW INCHES WHEN THEY FALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THIS OVERHEAD PANEL WAS ONE OF SEVERAL THAT DROPPED DOWN BUT THIS ONE HAD A PAX SEATED BENEATH THE PANEL. THE RPTR SAID THE PAX WAS NOT INJURED. THE RPTR SAID THE CONDITION OF THE PRIMARY LATCH OR LATCHES WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE SAFETY LANYARD WAS WAY TOO LONG.

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.

A canadair CL65 on initial climb at 8500 ft had a passenger service unit drop down striking a seated passenger.