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A B777 flight attendant report on the allergic reaction that developed after an infant was fond choking on the baby food supplied to the flight after departure rctp, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rctp.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rctp.artcc artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 524522 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Re: infant allergic reaction to infant meal provided. Catering brought on 2 infant meals (hot meals) just prior to door closing. We are usually only catered with baby food in jars, so I thought his odd, thought that maybe it was pre-ordered. The meals consisted of pureed substance ('dyed' green for vegetables, brown for wheat, etc.) shortly after infant began to eat meal, it began to choke. Flight attendant was able to assist in dislodging food/clearing airway and baby began to cry. Shortly thereafter baby broke out in hives all over body. Parents believe that meal consisted of communication/commeal, which they were recommended that infants not be given until after a certain age. The other baby meal was not served, as baby was asleep. After this incident occurred, other meal was discarded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON THE ALLERGIC REACTION THAT DEVELOPED AFTER AN INFANT WAS FOND CHOKING ON THE BABY FOOD SUPPLIED TO THE FLT AFTER DEP RCTP, FO.
Narrative: RE: INFANT ALLERGIC REACTION TO INFANT MEAL PROVIDED. CATERING BROUGHT ON 2 INFANT MEALS (HOT MEALS) JUST PRIOR TO DOOR CLOSING. WE ARE USUALLY ONLY CATERED WITH BABY FOOD IN JARS, SO I THOUGHT HIS ODD, THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS PRE-ORDERED. THE MEALS CONSISTED OF PUREED SUBSTANCE ('DYED' GREEN FOR VEGETABLES, BROWN FOR WHEAT, ETC.) SHORTLY AFTER INFANT BEGAN TO EAT MEAL, IT BEGAN TO CHOKE. FLT ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO ASSIST IN DISLODGING FOOD/CLEARING AIRWAY AND BABY BEGAN TO CRY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER BABY BROKE OUT IN HIVES ALL OVER BODY. PARENTS BELIEVE THAT MEAL CONSISTED OF COM/COMMEAL, WHICH THEY WERE RECOMMENDED THAT INFANTS NOT BE GIVEN UNTIL AFTER A CERTAIN AGE. THE OTHER BABY MEAL WAS NOT SERVED, AS BABY WAS ASLEEP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, OTHER MEAL WAS DISCARDED.
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.