DC9-30 first officer was injured while trying to free a jammed cockpit door.

Attributes
ACN	542044
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : spa.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j85.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	542044
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While attempting to close jammed cockpit door upon returning from lavatory, the first officer's right thumb was cut through thumb nail. First officer was in pain and bleeding. His thumb was wrapped to stop bleeding and ice was applied. Approximately 2 mins later, ATC questioned our heading and airway. We were then assigned a heading. ATC did not indicate there was a problem. We were on J85...J83 is within 9 degrees off spa VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 FO WAS INJURED WHILE TRYING TO FREE A JAMMED COCKPIT DOOR.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE JAMMED COCKPIT DOOR UPON RETURNING FROM LAVATORY, THE FO'S R THUMB WAS CUT THROUGH THUMB NAIL. FO WAS IN PAIN AND BLEEDING. HIS THUMB WAS WRAPPED TO STOP BLEEDING AND ICE WAS APPLIED. APPROX 2 MINS LATER, ATC QUESTIONED OUR HDG AND AIRWAY. WE WERE THEN ASSIGNED A HDG. ATC DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A PROB. WE WERE ON J85...J83 IS WITHIN 9 DEGS OFF SPA VOR.

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.