<< >> NASA ASRS Report 753557, September 2007

A B757-200 passenger seat bottom cushion slid fwd during touchdown and rollout. Passenger sustained lower back injury while attempting to right himself.

Attributes
ACN	753557
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sbeg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 24500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	753557
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During touchdown and rollout; a passenger who was asleep abruptly woke up when his seat bottom cushion slid forward. While attempting to right himself he sustained a lower back injury. His seatbelt was apparently loosely fastened. After parking he requested medical attention. An ambulance was summoned. He was removed from aircraft by wheelchair and transported to a hospital by ambulance. Our further examination of seat bottom cushion revealed that it was not the correct one for a B757. Seat molding and bottom cushion did not fit together properly. Also; the velcro did not properly match for added stability. Maintenance notified and seat blocked off for next departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION SLID FWD DURING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT. PASSENGER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RIGHT HIMSELF.

Narrative: DURING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT; A PAX WHO WAS ASLEEP ABRUPTLY WOKE UP WHEN HIS SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION SLID FORWARD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RIGHT HIMSELF HE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY. HIS SEATBELT WAS APPARENTLY LOOSELY FASTENED. AFTER PARKING HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTN. AN AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED. HE WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT BY WHEELCHAIR AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. OUR FURTHER EXAMINATION OF SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION REVEALED THAT IT WAS NOT THE CORRECT ONE FOR A B757. SEAT MOLDING AND BOTTOM CUSHION DID NOT FIT TOGETHER PROPERLY. ALSO; THE VELCRO DID NOT PROPERLY MATCH FOR ADDED STABILITY. MAINT NOTIFIED AND SEAT BLOCKED OFF FOR NEXT DEP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.