B767 flight attendant reports the aft galley ceiling panel coming down during descent and landing on...

Narrative:

I was purser on the flight. During descent I was notified that the whole ceiling compartment fell in the aft galley; and that it fell on flight attendant #4's head. I called the captain and explained the situation; he called the back galley to verify what happened and how the flight attendant was doing. After we landed and everyone deplaned I went to the back to see for myself what happened and how flight attendant #4 felt. Flight attendant #4 informed me that he had pain; but was able to continue his leg back to base. When we landed he said that the pain was now expanding in toward his face and said that he would seek medical attention. I requested that he keep me informed and to promise me that he seek medical attention; which he did. We did not have a hard landing. I would like to know if this is just a normal occurrence. Someone could have been killed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Flight Attendant reports the aft galley ceiling panel coming down during descent and landing on a Flight Attendant working there causing minor injuries.

Narrative: I was purser on the flight. During descent I was notified that the whole ceiling compartment fell in the aft galley; and that it fell on Flight Attendant #4's head. I called the Captain and explained the situation; he called the back galley to verify what happened and how the Flight Attendant was doing. After we landed and everyone deplaned I went to the back to see for myself what happened and how Flight Attendant #4 felt. Flight Attendant #4 informed me that he had pain; but was able to continue his leg back to base. When we landed he said that the pain was now expanding in toward his face and said that he would seek medical attention. I requested that he keep me informed and to promise me that he seek medical attention; which he did. We did not have a hard landing. I would like to know if this is just a normal occurrence. Someone could have been killed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	867286
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	Galley Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

B767 flight attendant reports the aft galley ceiling panel coming down during descent and landing on a flight attendant working there causing minor injuries.