Flight attendant report regarding the taxi in of an airbus 300. He noticed the door of the trash bin pop open after landing. He got out of jump seat to close it when the aircraft made an abrupt stop throwing him backward, injuring his left arm, hand and the back of his head and neck.

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Attributes
ACN	431530
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sju.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 22 flight attendant time total : 22 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	431530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After arriving in sju, we started taxiing in to the gate, I noticed that a galley compartment where the trash container is had opened after landing. I got out of my jump seat and shut the door. I was going back to my jump seat when the aircraft stopped very abruptly. As a result of this I fell backward hitting and injuring my left arm and hand and the back of my head and neck. Captain and first officer later told us that there had been a malfunction and that caused the aircraft to stop so abruptly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE TAXI IN OF AN AIRBUS 300. HE NOTICED THE DOOR OF THE TRASH BIN POP OPEN AFTER LNDG. HE GOT OUT OF JUMP SEAT TO CLOSE IT WHEN THE ACFT MADE AN ABRUPT STOP THROWING HIM BACKWARD, INJURING HIS L ARM, HAND AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK.

Narrative: AFTER ARRIVING IN SJU, WE STARTED TAXIING IN TO THE GATE, I NOTICED THAT A GALLEY COMPARTMENT WHERE THE TRASH CONTAINER IS HAD OPENED AFTER LNDG. I GOT OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT AND SHUT THE DOOR. I WAS GOING BACK TO MY JUMP SEAT WHEN THE ACFT STOPPED VERY ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT OF THIS I FELL BACKWARD HITTING AND INJURING MY L ARM AND HAND AND THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND NECK. CAPT AND FO LATER TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MALFUNCTION AND THAT CAUSED THE ACFT TO STOP SO ABRUPTLY.

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.