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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-351 · Minneapolis, MN · April 29, 2003

Date
April 29, 2003 · 19:40 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N587NW
Reported as
Boeing 757351
People aboard
223
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A meal cart released on landing and traveled nearly to door #2. The cart hit several passengers as it traversed forward. One passenger was evaluated at the hospital and released. Paramedics at the gate evaluated the other passengers who had been struck by the cart. Inflight safety has distributed an e-mail communication to all flight attendants that reviews this incident and reinforces required procedures that prevent such occurrences. Onboard safety has issued a poster that reinforces galley safety. This includes an enhanced galley procedure that involves tactile confirmation that latches are secured. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A MEAL CART RELEASED ON LANDING AND TRAVELED NEARLY TO DOOR #2. THE CART HIT SEVERAL PASSENGERS AS IT TRAVERSED FORWARD. ONE PASSENGER WAS EVALUATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. PARAMEDICS AT THE GATE EVALUATED THE OTHER PASSENGERS WHO HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE CART. INFLIGHT SAFETY HAS DISTRIBUTED AN E-MAIL COMMUNICATION TO ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THAT REVIEWS THIS INCIDENT AND REINFORCES REQUIRED PROCEDURES THAT PREVENT SUCH OCCURRENCES. ONBOARD SAFETY HAS ISSUED A POSTER THAT REINFORCES GALLEY SAFETY. THIS INCLUDES AN ENHANCED GALLEY PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVES TACTILE CONFIRMATION THAT LATCHES ARE SECURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^