What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Coffee pot spilled on passenger during descent. Encountered cat. Lifted attendants and beverage cart off floor. (-23) a coffee pot inadvertently fell from a serving cart onto a 7-year-OLD boy when the aircraft encountered unanticipated light turbulence. This occurred after the aircraft (atl-mco) had transitioned from climbout to cruise and the flight attendants began cabin service. As a result of the coffee toppling over onto the boy, he suffered first and second degree burns. The crew notified both ATC and delta operations to have mco paramedics meet the plane for medical care and transportation to a local Orlando hospital. The boy was treated at two local hospitals and released - all within 24 hours of being injured. No further action.
As the FAA filed it
COFFEE POT SPILLED ON PASSENGER DURING DESCENT. ENCOUNTERED CAT. LIFTED ATTENDANTS AND BEVERAGE CART OFF FLOOR. (-23) A COFFEE POT INADVERTENTLY FELL FROM A SERVING CART ONTO A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNANTICIPATED LIGHT TURBULENCE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT (ATL-MCO) HAD TRANSITIONED FROM CLIMBOUT TO CRUISE AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BEGAN CABIN SERVICE. AS A RESULT OF THE COFFEE TOPPLING OVER ONTO THE BOY, HE SUFFERED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THE CREW NOTIFIED BOTH ATC AND DELTA OPERATIONS TO HAVE MCO PARAMEDICS MEET THE PLANE FOR MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORTATION TO A LOCAL ORLANDO HOSPITAL. THE BOY WAS TREATED AT TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND RELEASED - ALL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING INJURED. NO FURTHER ACTION.
NTSB investigation
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