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Flight crew of a B757 diverted to land after a flight attendant was injured during service to passenger when hitting a passenger seat with his knee causing him a dislocated knee cap. Flight crew declared a lifeguard flight in order to receive priority handling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403829 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 403829 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 403710 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At normal cruise in smooth air, notified by flight attendant that another flight attendant was injured. Injury was a dislocated knee cap which occurred accidentally when flight attendant bumped a passenger seat during service. A request for medical personnel on board was initiated. Captain discussed incident with company. After confirming flight attendant was immobilized and in stable condition, the company decided it was best to divert to denver. Captain and I concurred that a request for lifeguard status was best course of action to ensure priority handling due to the nature of the incident. An uneventful divert to denver terminated with the flight attendant getting medical attention at the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B757 DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER A FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED DURING SVC TO PAX WHEN HITTING A PAX SEAT WITH HIS KNEE CAUSING HIM A DISLOCATED KNEE CAP. FLC DECLARED A LIFEGUARD FLT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE PRIORITY HANDLING.
Narrative: AT NORMAL CRUISE IN SMOOTH AIR, NOTIFIED BY FLT ATTENDANT THAT ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED. INJURY WAS A DISLOCATED KNEE CAP WHICH OCCURRED ACCIDENTALLY WHEN FLT ATTENDANT BUMPED A PAX SEAT DURING SVC. A REQUEST FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON BOARD WAS INITIATED. CAPT DISCUSSED INCIDENT WITH COMPANY. AFTER CONFIRMING FLT ATTENDANT WAS IMMOBILIZED AND IN STABLE CONDITION, THE COMPANY DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO DIVERT TO DENVER. CAPT AND I CONCURRED THAT A REQUEST FOR LIFEGUARD STATUS WAS BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO ENSURE PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. AN UNEVENTFUL DIVERT TO DENVER TERMINATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT GETTING MEDICAL ATTN AT THE GATE.
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.