B737-700 flight attendant injured during a sudden stop while departing the gate in bwi.

Attributes
ACN	579890
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	579890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant #2 was removed from her sequence at the advice of bwi paramedics due to possible injuries from a sudden stop. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: captain was departing the gate at bwi. He was concerned because of tight spacing with a commuter jet close to his aircraft. He was given a salute and a release from guidance. When the first officer told the captain to stop, the first officer then gave the captain a more urgent stop command. The captain thought the aircraft was about to hit the commuter jet and applied the brakes fully. Taxi speed was only 1 or 2 KTS. The first officer had a stop signal from the ground crew because they forgot to close ground power, flight interphone door. The flight attendant struck her head on a galley oven during the sudden stop. The captain returned to the gate and requested paramedics. The flight attendant was taken to the hospital. Hospital tests indicated a severe head bruise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 FLT ATTENDANT INJURED DURING A SUDDEN STOP WHILE DEPARTING THE GATE IN BWI.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS REMOVED FROM HER SEQUENCE AT THE ADVICE OF BWI PARAMEDICS DUE TO POSSIBLE INJURIES FROM A SUDDEN STOP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CAPT WAS DEPARTING THE GATE AT BWI. HE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF TIGHT SPACING WITH A COMMUTER JET CLOSE TO HIS ACFT. HE WAS GIVEN A SALUTE AND A RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE. WHEN THE FO TOLD THE CAPT TO STOP, THE FO THEN GAVE THE CAPT A MORE URGENT STOP COMMAND. THE CAPT THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE COMMUTER JET AND APPLIED THE BRAKES FULLY. TAXI SPD WAS ONLY 1 OR 2 KTS. THE FO HAD A STOP SIGNAL FROM THE GND CREW BECAUSE THEY FORGOT TO CLOSE GND PWR, FLT INTERPHONE DOOR. THE FLT ATTENDANT STRUCK HER HEAD ON A GALLEY OVEN DURING THE SUDDEN STOP. THE CAPT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND REQUESTED PARAMEDICS. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL TESTS INDICATED A SEVERE HEAD BRUISE.

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.