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Cabin attendant reports inadequate cleaning of bodily fluids left on board by a passenger from the previous flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 816927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 816927 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 cab att. |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Inbound flight attendants informed us a heroin addict had urinated; vomited; and defecated all in the back galley and aft lavatory. They had deviated to ZZZ enroute to remove passenger. I am not sure how much clean-up was done by flight attendants and/or staff in ZZZ. When we got the plane; the cleaners were just finishing up. I don't think they were informed that the bathrooms needed a thorough cleaning and that it was bodily fluid. This is a hazard to their health and our health as well; as it doesn't ensure proper clean-up. We had to call them back to clean floor in galley. We weren't satisfied with clean-up but knew air carrier would do nothing about it. So we were forced to go ahead with the boarding. We personally did not use the facilities in the aft galley. I would like to know if there is a specific procedure for clean-up of feces; vomit; and urine. Shouldn't some sort of hazmat crew be dispatched?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cabin attendant reports inadequate cleaning of bodily fluids left on board by a passenger from the previous flight.
Narrative: Inbound Flight Attendants informed us a heroin addict had urinated; vomited; and defecated all in the back galley and aft lavatory. They had deviated to ZZZ enroute to remove passenger. I am not sure how much clean-up was done by Flight Attendants and/or staff in ZZZ. When we got the plane; the cleaners were just finishing up. I don't think they were informed that the bathrooms needed a thorough cleaning and that it was bodily fluid. This is a hazard to their health and our health as well; as it doesn't ensure proper clean-up. We had to call them back to clean floor in galley. We weren't satisfied with clean-up but knew air carrier would do nothing about it. So we were forced to go ahead with the boarding. We personally did not use the facilities in the aft galley. I would like to know if there is a specific procedure for clean-up of feces; vomit; and urine. Shouldn't some sort of Hazmat Crew be dispatched?
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.