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B737 first officer reported being sprayed with hydraulic fluid in the eyes while conducting the preflight. They were transported to the hospital for treatment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1482532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Fluid |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 6800 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While conducting the preflight inspection; I entered the right wheelwell and was sprayed with leaking hydraulic fluid. I felt an immediate burning in my eyes and was rather disoriented. I found my way out of the wheelwell and was escorted by ramp personnel to a bathroom where I splashed water in my eyes for approximately 20 minutes awaiting medical personnel to arrive. There was no eye wash station that I was aware of; nor did anyone show up to assist me for approximately 20 minutes. The captain later found me in the bathroom and escorted me to an awaiting ambulance that was unaware of my injury. Ambulance medics were treating a ramp employee who was also exposed to the hydraulic leak. I was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer reported being sprayed with hydraulic fluid in the eyes while conducting the preflight. They were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Narrative: While conducting the preflight inspection; I entered the right wheelwell and was sprayed with leaking hydraulic fluid. I felt an immediate burning in my eyes and was rather disoriented. I found my way out of the wheelwell and was escorted by ramp personnel to a bathroom where I splashed water in my eyes for approximately 20 minutes awaiting medical personnel to arrive. There was no eye wash station that I was aware of; nor did anyone show up to assist me for approximately 20 minutes. The Captain later found me in the bathroom and escorted me to an awaiting ambulance that was unaware of my injury. Ambulance medics were treating a ramp employee who was also exposed to the hydraulic leak. I was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
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.