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An MD80 flight attendant was injured when the coffee bag and hot coffee exploded on her as she lifted the coffee maker handle to pour a cup of coffee.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 660268 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| 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 : 18 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 660268 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : coffee maker other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I went to pour a cup of coffee. Opened the coffee maker handle and coffee grounds and hot coffee hit me in the face. The coffee packet exploded leaving my face and neck with first and second degree burns. The oven had coffee grounds all over door and grounds on left hand side of galley. I feel there is a major problem with this coffee maker and serious investigations should take place. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: flight attendant stated the decaf coffee grounds went on her; the galley wall behind her; and the floor. She is relatively sure that the coffee had finished brewing when she lifted the handle. The coffee maker had been on a total of about 20 minutes and previously had brewed a pot of regular coffee. She does not have any idea who the coffee maker manufacturer is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED WHEN THE COFFEE BAG AND HOT COFFEE EXPLODED ON HER AS SHE LIFTED THE COFFEE MAKER HANDLE TO POUR A CUP OF COFFEE.
Narrative: I WENT TO POUR A CUP OF COFFEE. OPENED THE COFFEE MAKER HANDLE AND COFFEE GROUNDS AND HOT COFFEE HIT ME IN THE FACE. THE COFFEE PACKET EXPLODED LEAVING MY FACE AND NECK WITH FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURNS. THE OVEN HAD COFFEE GROUNDS ALL OVER DOOR AND GROUNDS ON L HAND SIDE OF GALLEY. I FEEL THERE IS A MAJOR PROB WITH THIS COFFEE MAKER AND SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD TAKE PLACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FLT ATTENDANT STATED THE DECAF COFFEE GROUNDS WENT ON HER; THE GALLEY WALL BEHIND HER; AND THE FLOOR. SHE IS RELATIVELY SURE THAT THE COFFEE HAD FINISHED BREWING WHEN SHE LIFTED THE HANDLE. THE COFFEE MAKER HAD BEEN ON A TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PREVIOUSLY HAD BREWED A POT OF REGULAR COFFEE. SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHO THE COFFEE MAKER MANUFACTURER IS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.