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A B737 flight crew, while taxiing at ord, has to abruptly stop the aircraft to avoid a baggage cart resulting in a flight attendant injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629565 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 629565 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While taxiing from the line at ord and transitioning to the lead-in line for gate X, aircraft was stopped abruptly due to a ramp baggage cart's rapid encroachment. Consequently, flight attendant X received an injury to her head after sustaining a fall. Paramedics were summoned at my request due to the obvious trauma to her forehead and the nature of the injury. Guideman witnessed the incident, however, neither he nor this flight crew was able to identify the suspect baggage worker, as he quickly made a 180 degree turn and left the area. Flight attendant supervisor was notified and upon arrival at the aircraft was briefed accordingly. Paramedics treated flight attendant and she subsequently left the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT CREW, WHILE TAXIING AT ORD, HAS TO ABRUPTLY STOP THE ACFT TO AVOID A BAGGAGE CART RESULTING IN A FLT ATTENDANT INJURY.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM THE LINE AT ORD AND TRANSITIONING TO THE LEAD-IN LINE FOR GATE X, ACFT WAS STOPPED ABRUPTLY DUE TO A RAMP BAGGAGE CART'S RAPID ENCROACHMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, FLT ATTENDANT X RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HER HEAD AFTER SUSTAINING A FALL. PARAMEDICS WERE SUMMONED AT MY REQUEST DUE TO THE OBVIOUS TRAUMA TO HER FOREHEAD AND THE NATURE OF THE INJURY. GUIDEMAN WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, HOWEVER, NEITHER HE NOR THIS FLT CREW WAS ABLE TO IDENT THE SUSPECT BAGGAGE WORKER, AS HE QUICKLY MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND LEFT THE AREA. FLT ATTENDANT SUPVR WAS NOTIFIED AND UPON ARR AT THE ACFT WAS BRIEFED ACCORDINGLY. PARAMEDICS TREATED FLT ATTENDANT AND SHE SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT THE ACFT.
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.