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B777 flight attendant reported area of vomit that was inefficiently cleaned created a health hazard to passengers and flight attendants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1540767 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 18 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 7 Flight Attendant Total 18 Flight Attendant Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Upon boarding the aircraft; we were informed that a passenger on the inbound flight became sick and vomited between doors 3L and 3R and the lavatory area. The floor in the area being reported was wet and the stench of vomit was sickening. It affected passengers seven rows forward and seven rows aft of the soiled area. The purser/lead was informed if he requested proper cleaning; and he continued to pursue the proper cleaning of the soiled area; and his persistence resulted in a delay we would all be written up [for]; all referring to the working crew. The danger of a closed cabin without ventilation created unsafe working conditions. We don't know the health issues of the person who became sick; and we certainly do not know the long term effects to us as working crew members and our traveling passengers; who were exposed due to an improperly cleaned cabin carpet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Flight Attendant reported area of vomit that was inefficiently cleaned created a health hazard to passengers and flight attendants.
Narrative: Upon boarding the aircraft; we were informed that a passenger on the inbound flight became sick and vomited between doors 3L and 3R and the lavatory area. The floor in the area being reported was wet and the stench of vomit was sickening. It affected passengers seven rows forward and seven rows aft of the soiled area. The purser/lead was informed if he requested proper cleaning; and he continued to pursue the proper cleaning of the soiled area; and his persistence resulted in a delay we would all be written up [for]; all referring to the working crew. The danger of a closed cabin without ventilation created unsafe working conditions. We don't know the health issues of the person who became sick; and we certainly do not know the long term effects to us as working crew members and our traveling passengers; who were exposed due to an improperly cleaned cabin carpet.
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.