CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED ABOARD B767-300 WHEN UNSECURED GALLEY CART FALLS ON HER TOES DURING LNDG AT ATL.

Date: 2004-05 · Aircraft: B767-300 and 300 ER · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-other-unknown|other-unsecured-galley-cart

Synopsis

CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED ABOARD B767-300 WHEN UNSECURED GALLEY CART FALLS ON HER TOES DURING LNDG AT ATL.

Narrative

A NORMAL LNDG OCCURRED IN ATLANTA ON RWY 27L WITH LIGHT WIND FROM THE W. THE ACFT WAS MANUALLY LANDED WITH NORMAL BRAKING AND CLRED THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY; THE ACFT WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27R VIA TXWY T AND JOIN TXWY L. THE CREW WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT GND CTL ON TXWY L. GND CTL WAS CONTACTED AND A CLRNC WAS OBTAINED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP FOR PARKING. WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP; THE SUPERVISING FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT. SHE STATED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED ON LNDG. A FOOD AND BEVERAGE CART FELL ON HER AFTER LNDG. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND REQUESTED EMER MEDICAL TECHNICIANS TO MEET THE ACFT UPON ARR AT OUR GATE. IN ADDITION; I CONTACTED RAMP CTL AND NOTIFIED THEM OF OUR REQUEST FOR EMT'S. IN ADDITION; I MADE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO REQUEST A DOCTOR AND INSTRUCTED HIM OR HER TO PROCEED TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT. WE TAXIED TO PARKING AND WAITED FOR EMT'S. THE EMT'S ARRIVED AND ATTENDED TO THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT. THE FLT ATTENDANT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT SECURE THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CART AND LEFT IT IN POS ON LNDG. AFTER LNDG; THE CART ROLLED OUT OF POS AND FELL ON HER FOOT. AS A RESULT; SHE BROKE HER TOE. MAINT PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND OFFERED TO PERFORM NECESSARY LOGBOOK ACTIONS REGARDING REPLACING USED MEDICAL EQUIP ONBOARD THE ACFT.

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