<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1286349, August 2015

The flight crew reported that there were inadequate resources and supplies to clean up after an airsick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	1286349
Time
Date	201508
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 254
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

A passenger vomited all over the front galley and carpeted area of the aircraft in-flight. The flight attendants cleaned and covered the area the best they could with the bio hazard bags available on the aircraft. When we got to ZZZ there was nothing available for the crew to adequately clean the vomit and absorbent pellets that were all over the front of the aircraft. We contacted the company safety hotline and were told that all stations are supposed to have vacuums available but that was not the case. We were forced to board the passengers through what was left of the mess after cleaning it the best we could and flying a four hour flight to ZZZ1 on an aircraft that reeked of vomit. These passengers were no doubt exposed to an unhealthy and very unpleasant environment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The flight crew reported that there were inadequate resources and supplies to clean up after an airsick passenger.

Narrative: A Passenger vomited all over the front galley and carpeted area of the aircraft in-flight. The Flight Attendants cleaned and covered the area the best they could with the bio hazard bags available on the aircraft. When we got to ZZZ there was nothing available for the Crew to adequately clean the vomit and absorbent pellets that were all over the front of the aircraft. We contacted the Company Safety Hotline and were told that all stations are supposed to have vacuums available but that was not the case. We were forced to board the Passengers through what was left of the mess after cleaning it the best we could and flying a four hour flight to ZZZ1 on an aircraft that reeked of vomit. These Passengers were no doubt exposed to an unhealthy and very unpleasant environment.

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.