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B757 jump seat rider gets finger caught in foot rest while attempting to stow it and amputates finger tip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 813287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 813287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18400 flight time type : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 813299 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
During taxi in to parking; onboard jumpseater got finger caught in observer seat foot rest and cut off top of finger. Footrest has a spring-loaded scissor mechanism with very sharp edges. Medical personnel were notified and met aircraft. Jumpseater was sent to local hospital to reattach finger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 JUMP SEAT RIDER GETS FINGER CAUGHT IN FOOT REST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOW IT AND AMPUTATES FINGER TIP.
Narrative: DURING TAXI IN TO PARKING; ONBOARD JUMPSEATER GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN OBSERVER SEAT FOOT REST AND CUT OFF TOP OF FINGER. FOOTREST HAS A SPRING-LOADED SCISSOR MECHANISM WITH VERY SHARP EDGES. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED AND MET ACFT. JUMPSEATER WAS SENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL TO REATTACH FINGER.
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.