Pilot report, S80, msy-dfw, overhead bin leak in passenger eye, emt called on arrival.

Attributes
ACN	436010
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	436010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On a visual approach to runway 35R dfw and inside of 10 NM, a flight attendant passed a note to the cockpit that said a passenger had gotten a clear fluid leaking from the overhead bin in her eye and was requesting medical assistance. Upon clearing the runway, first officer called the cabin to ascertain extent of problem. The note we received had stated that it was not an emergency and the flight attendants verified this. The first officer notified ramp and requested emt's meet the flight. We were on at XA48 and due to an occupied gate did not reach gate xx until XB10. Emt's boarded aircraft and rinsed female passenger's eyes. She refused to give the emt's or the crew her name, but stated she felt her problem had not received serious enough attention. Emt's informed me that they found no indication of inflammation or irritation to passenger's eyes, but that she was extremely upset.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT, S80, MSY-DFW, OVERHEAD BIN LEAK IN PAX EYE, EMT CALLED ON ARR.

Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35R DFW AND INSIDE OF 10 NM, A FLT ATTENDANT PASSED A NOTE TO THE COCKPIT THAT SAID A PAX HAD GOTTEN A CLR FLUID LEAKING FROM THE OVERHEAD BIN IN HER EYE AND WAS REQUESTING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. UPON CLRING THE RWY, FO CALLED THE CABIN TO ASCERTAIN EXTENT OF PROB. THE NOTE WE RECEIVED HAD STATED THAT IT WAS NOT AN EMER AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS VERIFIED THIS. THE FO NOTIFIED RAMP AND REQUESTED EMT'S MEET THE FLT. WE WERE ON AT XA48 AND DUE TO AN OCCUPIED GATE DID NOT REACH GATE XX UNTIL XB10. EMT'S BOARDED ACFT AND RINSED FEMALE PAX'S EYES. SHE REFUSED TO GIVE THE EMT'S OR THE CREW HER NAME, BUT STATED SHE FELT HER PROB HAD NOT RECEIVED SERIOUS ENOUGH ATTN. EMT'S INFORMED ME THAT THEY FOUND NO INDICATION OF INFLAMMATION OR IRRITATION TO PAX'S EYES, BUT THAT SHE WAS EXTREMELY UPSET.

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.