Passenger injury from overhead bin spill of briefcase. Divert land.

Attributes
ACN	282768
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	282768
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other

Narrative:

En route ord-clt. Lead flight attendant reported that a passenger had opened an overhead compartment door and a briefcase fell out onto another passenger's head. A doctor was summoned. The doctor requested the emergency medical kit. After examining the victim, the doctor reported to us that immediate further medical attention was necessary. We informed the doctor that it would take us 20 mins to descend and land at cvg, or 40 mins if we continued to clt. He told us he thought it best to land at cvg. The captain worked to arrange our arrival at cvg with dispatch and cvg operations. I flew the aircraft and handed ATC communications until the approach phase to cvg. Paramedics met us in cvg and attended to the victim. We were refueled and redispatched to clt. The balance of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX INJURY FROM OVERHEAD BIN SPILL OF BRIEFCASE. DIVERT LAND.

Narrative: ENRTE ORD-CLT. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX HAD OPENED AN OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT DOOR AND A BRIEFCASE FELL OUT ONTO ANOTHER PAX'S HEAD. A DOCTOR WAS SUMMONED. THE DOCTOR REQUESTED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT. AFTER EXAMINING THE VICTIM, THE DOCTOR RPTED TO US THAT IMMEDIATE FURTHER MEDICAL ATTN WAS NECESSARY. WE INFORMED THE DOCTOR THAT IT WOULD TAKE US 20 MINS TO DSND AND LAND AT CVG, OR 40 MINS IF WE CONTINUED TO CLT. HE TOLD US HE THOUGHT IT BEST TO LAND AT CVG. THE CAPT WORKED TO ARRANGE OUR ARR AT CVG WITH DISPATCH AND CVG OPS. I FLEW THE ACFT AND HANDED ATC COMS UNTIL THE APCH PHASE TO CVG. PARAMEDICS MET US IN CVG AND ATTENDED TO THE VICTIM. WE WERE REFUELED AND REDISPATCHED TO CLT. THE BAL OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.