SVC CART ROLLED DOWN ISLE DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB ON A WDB RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INTERIOR BULKHEAD AND MINOR INJURIES TO 2 PAX.
Synopsis
SVC CART ROLLED DOWN ISLE DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB ON A WDB RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INTERIOR BULKHEAD AND MINOR INJURIES TO 2 PAX.
Narrative
4 TO 5 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM ROME; ITALY; TO JFK; THE IFC ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND RPTED THAT ON THE TKOF ROLL A BEVERAGE CART FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY HAD COME FREE; ROLLED THROUGH FIRST CLASS AND STRUCK THE PARTITION SEPARATING FIRST CLASS FROM BUSINESS CLASS. THE PARTITION SHEARED OFF AT THE FLOOR AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE PAX. THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID BOTH PAX HAD MINOR ABRASIONS; ONE ON HIS ARM AND THE OTHER ON HIS HAND. IN HER OPINION; BOTH PAX WERE FINE AND IN GOOD SPIRITS. THE CART HAD BEEN RESTOWED IN THE GALLEY AND SHE FELT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NECESSARY. THE CAPT THEN SENT THE RELIEF PLT BACK TO CONFIRM THE SIT. HE DID SO AND RETURNED TO VERIFY THAT THE 2 PAX WERE OKAY AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL MEDICAL ATTN. THE RELIEF PLT THEN CONTACTED COMPANY IN ATL ON HIGH FREQ TO RPT THE OCCURRENCE AND DETERMINE IF IT WAS OKAY TO REMOVE THE FLOOR BRACKET THAT HAD HELD THE PARTITION SINCE IT WAS NOW A HAZARD FOR PAX WALKING. ATL SAID IT WAS OKAY TO REMOVE THE BRACKET AND THAT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES WOULD MEET THE FLT IN JFK TO INTERVIEW AND TAKE CARE OF THE PAX INVOLVED. THE FLT CONTINUED ON WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRENCE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.