# Incident 20140227003859I: Boeing 737-824, Newark, NJ, February 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2014, 21:46 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35204, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-824 (registry code 13844BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-824
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140227003859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR FROM KEWR A CABIN CREWMEMBER ON UNITED FLT 1618 PULLED A RACK OF GLASSES OUT OF A CART WHILE PREPARING FOR SERVICE AND DROPPED IT ON HER FOOT.  MULTIPLE GLASSES SHATTERED AND SHE SUSTAINED A SEVERE CUT ON HER FOOT THAT BLED PROFUSELY.  TURBULENCE WAS NOT A FACTOR, PER THE CREWMEMBER?S STATEMENT IT WAS A SIMPLE MISHAP.  OTHER CABIN CREWMEMBERS ASSISTED HER AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN ON BOARD.  THE CAPTAIN WAS ADVISED OF THE INJURY; HE INQUIRED IF THE FLIGHT SHOULD BE DIVERTED BUT THE PHYSICIAN ADVISED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO KEWR.  THE INJURED CREWMEMBER REQUIRED TREATMENT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT BECAUSE HER FOOT WOULD NOT STOP BLEEDING.  SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY PARAMEDICS UPON ARRIVAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

SHE WAS DIAGNOSED ONE WEEK LATER WITH A SEVERED TENDON IN HER FOOT AND SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED SURGERY TO REATTACH THE TENDON AND INSERT A PIN.  SHE IS NOW IN A CAST AND IS OFF WORK INDEFINITELY.

## Other reports on N35204 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080212847619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080212847619I), Feb 12, 2008: Boeing 737824 (N35204), Cleveland, OH, No damage. (-23) Crew attempted a turn off of runway, steering and braking control was lost. Aircraft departed the stressed portion of the taxiway. Crew used reverse…
- [Incident 20060106001189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106001189I), Jan 6, 2006: Boeing 737824 (N35204), Newark, NJ. (-23) PIC became sick at top of descent requiring use of lavatory. Felt better on return to cockpit but symptoms returned. Pilot was able to perform his duties.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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