A B737 first officer received an electrical shock when he plugged an ipad charger into aircraft powe...

Attributes
ACN	1368455
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Type 1672
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

While we were boarding passengers I had asked the captain if I could use his ipad charger so I could charge my ipad. When I went to plug in the ipad charger which is approved; I felt a jolt or electrical shock go up my forearm. I immediately pulled my arm back and felt the muscles in my fore arm tense up and my fingers curled up and I couldn't move my hand or fingers initially. We called the chief pilot and notified him of the situation and it was decided I should call who I believe was med link; but I'm not sure. A flight manager came down and helped me with my belongings as I was now off the trip. We decided to have emt's come and med link cleared me to deadhead home so I could see my general doctor. The emts also felt that it was fine for me to fly home as well as I was able to move my fingers; hand and arm after they checked me out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 First Officer received an electrical shock when he plugged an iPad charger into aircraft power. The shock was sufficient to temporarily paralyze his arm and finger muscles. He was removed from the trip.

Narrative: While we were boarding passengers I had asked the Captain if I could use his iPad charger so I could charge my iPad. When I went to plug in the iPad charger which is approved; I felt a jolt or electrical shock go up my forearm. I immediately pulled my arm back and felt the muscles in my fore arm tense up and my fingers curled up and I couldn't move my hand or fingers initially. We called the Chief Pilot and notified him of the situation and it was decided I should call who I believe was Med Link; but I'm not sure. A Flight Manager came down and helped me with my belongings as I was now off the trip. We decided to have EMT's come and Med Link cleared me to deadhead home so I could see my general Doctor. The EMTs also felt that it was fine for me to fly home as well as I was able to move my fingers; hand and arm after they checked me out.

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.

A B737 first officer received an electrical shock when he plugged an ipad charger into aircraft power. The shock was sufficient to temporarily paralyze his arm and finger muscles. He was removed from the trip.