Narrative:

During descent into dtw, forward flight attendant received bump on top of head from hinged door across from her jumpseat. The cockpit prepare for landing announcement was made and flight attendant reached forward to get announcement book. Door/tray with bottom hinge swung down and struck top of her head as she was leaning over. Deadheading flight attendant sitting next to her on jumpseat said she blacked out for a few moments and was unable to do announcements. Deadheading flight attendant completed announcements and monitored flight attendant. When cockpit door was opened at gate after checklist completion, captain was notified. Paramedics were requested and examined flight attendant. Paramedics recommended aspirin type treatment and flight attendant wanted to continue trip. After further discussion and evaluation by crew, flight attendant said she felt dizzy and decision was made to remove her from trip. Paramedics were recalled and flight attendant was subsequently taken to hospital for evaluation. Captain and mechanic examined door/tray and latches/door appeared to be functioning normally. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the flight attendant put ice on her head. The flight attendant was at door 1L and sitting in the jumpseat located there. The door was directly across from the jumpseat. Both ends of the door have red/green markings to show whether the door is locked or not. After the flight attendant was taken to the hospital, the captain and the mechanic inspected the door. With both locking ends green, they were unable to get the door to open. The mechanic ok'ed the door for use.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT ATTENDANT RECEIVED A BUMP ON TOP OF HER HEAD, FROM A HINGED DOOR ACROSS THE JUMPSEAT. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO DTW, FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT RECEIVED BUMP ON TOP OF HEAD FROM HINGED DOOR ACROSS FROM HER JUMPSEAT. THE COCKPIT PREPARE FOR LNDG ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AND FLT ATTENDANT REACHED FORWARD TO GET ANNOUNCEMENT BOOK. DOOR/TRAY WITH BOTTOM HINGE SWUNG DOWN AND STRUCK TOP OF HER HEAD AS SHE WAS LEANING OVER. DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT SITTING NEXT TO HER ON JUMPSEAT SAID SHE BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND WAS UNABLE TO DO ANNOUNCEMENTS. DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT COMPLETED ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MONITORED FLT ATTENDANT. WHEN COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPENED AT GATE AFTER CHKLIST COMPLETION, CAPT WAS NOTIFIED. PARAMEDICS WERE REQUESTED AND EXAMINED FLT ATTENDANT. PARAMEDICS RECOMMENDED ASPIRIN TYPE TREATMENT AND FLT ATTENDANT WANTED TO CONTINUE TRIP. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION BY CREW, FLT ATTENDANT SAID SHE FELT DIZZY AND DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE HER FROM TRIP. PARAMEDICS WERE RECALLED AND FLT ATTENDANT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. CAPT AND MECH EXAMINED DOOR/TRAY AND LATCHES/DOOR APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FLT ATTENDANT PUT ICE ON HER HEAD. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS AT DOOR 1L AND SITTING IN THE JUMPSEAT LOCATED THERE. THE DOOR WAS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE JUMPSEAT. BOTH ENDS OF THE DOOR HAVE RED/GREEN MARKINGS TO SHOW WHETHER THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR NOT. AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, THE CAPT AND THE MECH INSPECTED THE DOOR. WITH BOTH LOCKING ENDS GREEN, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE MECH OK'ED THE DOOR FOR USE.

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.