Air India Cabin Crew Falls While Arming Doors

[janamparikh]

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated a probe into the incident in which a 52-year-old flight attendant, Harsha Lobo, fell from a parked Air India Boeing 777-300ER plane while closing its door at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) on Monday. As the incident is ‘serious’ in nature, the top aviation safety body has been asked to probe the incident. The aircraft was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to New Delhi.

A step-ladder had been attached to the door, L5, for cleaners to exit the plane. Lobo was closing the door after the ladder was removed, but slipped and fell through the gap. The airport’s medical staff escorted her to the terminal building, from where she was taken to the hospital.

“The bureau would probe the case,” said B S Rai, AAIB chief.

The airline will also conduct an internal inquiry into the incident. The airline is expected to question the ground staff and cabin crew for the reasons behind Lobo’s fall.

“We are waiting for Ms Lobo to recuperate so that we can take her statement on the incident. The department head of cabin crew will conduct the inquiry,” an Air India official said.

[elaw]

I'm sure the investigation of this will reveal a complex twisted tale with lot of Swiss cheese, Russian interference, confusion about the behavior (or misbehavior) of complex technical systems, and a blindsiding lack of training on how to deal with circumstances such as those that led to this incident.

That, or maybe the FA just slipped and fell because humans do that sometimes.

[Evan]

Are flight attendents addicted to jet bridges? Another outrage of modern aviation!

[janamparikh]

I'm sure the investigation of this will reveal a complex twisted tale with lot of Swiss cheese, Russian interference, confusion about the behavior (or misbehavior) of complex technical systems, and a blindsiding lack of training on how to deal with circumstances such as those that led to this incident.

That, or maybe the FA just slipped and fell because humans do that sometimes.

I think so she must have just slipped and fell. Ouch! That would have been quite some injury.

[janamparikh]

Are flight attendents addicted to jet bridges? Another outrage of modern aviation!

Possibly they are since most of the modern airports are not aerobridge enabled. I miss bus boarding though.

[brianw999]

Having seen the minimalistic bamboo euphemistically known as “scaffolding” in the Indian and Asian sub-continents I am not surprised in the slightest ! European health and safety officials would have an apoplectic fit ! .....