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An MD80S flight attendant in charge reported that a non-ambulatory passenger urinated, causing a biohazard spill during taxi in at phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586032 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 586032 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger rang call light on taxi to gate. Passenger had large cola cup full of urine spilling into aisle and asked me to take it. I retrieved plastic trash bag, and had passenger dispose of cup of urine into it. Used grab-and-go kit, biohazard bag, latex gloves and antiseptic wipes. Put trash with urine and cup, blanket passenger used, latex gloves and used antiseptic wipes into biohazard bag. I then called for proper disposal of bio bag. This passenger was non-ambulatory. Perhaps he should travel with a companion or should wear a catheter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80S FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT A NON-AMBULATORY PAX URINATED, CAUSING A BIOHAZARD SPILL DURING TAXI IN AT PHL.
Narrative: PAX RANG CALL LIGHT ON TAXI TO GATE. PAX HAD LARGE COLA CUP FULL OF URINE SPILLING INTO AISLE AND ASKED ME TO TAKE IT. I RETRIEVED PLASTIC TRASH BAG, AND HAD PAX DISPOSE OF CUP OF URINE INTO IT. USED GRAB-AND-GO KIT, BIOHAZARD BAG, LATEX GLOVES AND ANTISEPTIC WIPES. PUT TRASH WITH URINE AND CUP, BLANKET PAX USED, LATEX GLOVES AND USED ANTISEPTIC WIPES INTO BIOHAZARD BAG. I THEN CALLED FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF BIO BAG. THIS PAX WAS NON-AMBULATORY. PERHAPS HE SHOULD TRAVEL WITH A COMPANION OR SHOULD WEAR A CATHETER.
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.