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The reporter stated a ground employee's hat was sucked into a pack inlet during ground operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1264763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Employee was starting unhooking process of air conditioning (AC) air hose; as employee kneeled under fuselage the aircraft air pack units started operation and immediately sucked the employee's hat into the intake. Tech ops had to come out to open up the left air pack unit to get the hat out of the system; there were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The reporter stated a ground employee's hat was sucked into a pack inlet during ground operations.
Narrative: Employee was starting unhooking process of Air Conditioning (AC) air hose; as employee kneeled under fuselage the aircraft air pack units started operation and immediately sucked the employee's hat into the intake. Tech Ops had to come out to open up the left air pack unit to get the hat out of the system; there were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.