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A321 captain reported several passengers were injured when a galley cart came loose on the landing roll and rolled the length of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1569228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Captain landed; normal touchdown; normal braking. A cart from the rear galley came loose and traveled the entire length of the aircraft; striking multiple passengers and ultimately impacting the flight deck door. This resulted in 3 minor injuries on passengers that had elbows or knees protruding into the aisle. These 3 passengers walked off the aircraft; and after brief interactions with the emts on the jet bridge; they departed the area. A 4th passenger was reportedly struck with sufficient force that her head impacted the seat back video screen; causing it to crack. She was attended to by paramedics; later walking off the aircraft. When the crew left the gate area; this passenger was laying on a gurney and in the care of the emts.I cannot say why the cart came loose. There are two external locks and a parking brake; any one of which would seem to be sufficient to restrain a cart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported several passengers were injured when a galley cart came loose on the landing roll and rolled the length of the aircraft.
Narrative: Captain landed; normal touchdown; normal braking. A cart from the rear galley came loose and traveled the entire length of the aircraft; striking multiple passengers and ultimately impacting the flight deck door. This resulted in 3 minor injuries on passengers that had elbows or knees protruding into the aisle. These 3 passengers walked off the aircraft; and after brief interactions with the EMTs on the jet bridge; they departed the area. A 4th passenger was reportedly struck with sufficient force that her head impacted the seat back video screen; causing it to crack. She was attended to by paramedics; later walking off the aircraft. When the crew left the gate area; this passenger was laying on a gurney and in the care of the EMTs.I cannot say why the cart came loose. There are two external locks and a parking brake; any one of which would seem to be sufficient to restrain a cart.
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.