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A flight attendant on a CRJ700 was struck on the head by a jumpseat headrest that came loose in turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 781756 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Severe thunderstorms in southeast florida area. During a slow and very gradual descent; we encountered severe turbulence. The headrest on the back of the flight attendant jumpseat was not mounted securely. It detached; hit ceiling of aircraft; hit me on top of my head; then bounced off me and hit passenger's shoulder in seat 17C. Many of the flight attendant jumpseat's headrests are not mounted securely on the seats. They are not locked in and easily detached.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT ON A CRJ700 WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A JUMPSEAT HEADREST THAT CAME LOOSE IN TURB.
Narrative: SEVERE TSTMS IN SE FLORIDA AREA. DURING A SLOW AND VERY GRADUAL DSCNT; WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. THE HEADREST ON THE BACK OF THE FLT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT WAS NOT MOUNTED SECURELY. IT DETACHED; HIT CEILING OF ACFT; HIT ME ON TOP OF MY HEAD; THEN BOUNCED OFF ME AND HIT PAX'S SHOULDER IN SEAT 17C. MANY OF THE FLT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT'S HEADRESTS ARE NOT MOUNTED SECURELY ON THE SEATS. THEY ARE NOT LOCKED IN AND EASILY DETACHED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.