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Maintenance technician reported that a cleaning employee began spraying disinfectant inside the aircraft while the technician was still inside performing work. The technician experienced adverse physiological reaction as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1755722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
The cleaning employee asked if he could disinfect spray the inside of the aircraft; I said no not yet; we're right in the middle of maintenance on the aircraft. I said; 'give us 5 minutes please;' he said okay. Next thing I know he's spraying the entire aircraft with the cockpit door open; technician Y in the electronics and equipment compartment and no announcement or even a 'heads up' he was going to spray. I was still in the cockpit working on a pack issue and saw him coming up the aisle spraying. He left the aircraft shortly after and approximately 10 minutes later in the planning office; I realized I had become congested and started coughing. We need some safety measures in place and adequate 'air out' time for the fuselage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Technician reported that a cleaning employee began spraying disinfectant inside the aircraft while the Technician was still inside performing work. The Technician experienced adverse physiological reaction as a result.
Narrative: The cleaning employee asked if he could disinfect spray the inside of the aircraft; I said no not yet; we're right in the middle of maintenance on the aircraft. I said; 'give us 5 minutes please;' he said okay. Next thing I know he's spraying the entire aircraft with the cockpit door open; Technician Y in the electronics and equipment compartment and no announcement or even a 'heads up' he was going to spray. I was still in the cockpit working on a pack issue and saw him coming up the aisle spraying. He left the aircraft shortly after and approximately 10 minutes later in the planning office; I realized I had become congested and started coughing. We need some safety measures in place and adequate 'air out' time for the fuselage.
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.