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Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-las. At start of meal service, cabin attendant injured hand by pulling on defective cart (brakes). May have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 471349 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The brake would not release on the meal cart. I had to drag it out to begin the service. My fingers went numb on my right hand. I have lost use of my hand due to possible carpal tunnel syndrome. Defective carts should never be used.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-LAS. AT START OF MEAL SVC, CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED HAND BY PULLING ON DEFECTIVE CART (BRAKES). MAY HAVE DEVELOPED CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME.
Narrative: THE BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE ON THE MEAL CART. I HAD TO DRAG IT OUT TO BEGIN THE SVC. MY FINGERS WENT NUMB ON MY R HAND. I HAVE LOST USE OF MY HAND DUE TO POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DEFECTIVE CARTS SHOULD NEVER BE USED.
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.