B737-800
Flight Attendant Current
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft
Flight deck door was closed and locked before pushback by A Flight Attendant. During takeoff flight deck door inadvertently opened. I was working C position and strapped into my jumpseat. When this event happened. I quickly turned and attempted to shut [the] door even though it was physically impossible to do so at takeoff speeds and initial climb ( being it is a steel reinforced door and extremely heavy at that point during flight). I did my best at what I was trained to do; protecting flight deck from a possible breach; while holding the door closed to a point until I could get out of my jumpseat to actually close it. In the process; I was hurt by the strain on my left side of my body (arm; shoulder and neck) at that particular angle being strapped in for my safety during takeoff. I did not know the extent of my injury until a few hours later as my neck and shoulder region began to swell up due to the strain. I did seek medical treatment via company afterwards later in the day as my trip was over. Our B flight attendant claimed that this was not the first time experiencing the MAX 8 door inadvertently opening during takeoff. This was my first experience. My concern is are people reporting this. Is this a possible problem with the MAX 8. I personally can not claim human error or equipment problem. But worth investigating to ensure safety of flight crew as this could be a possible security breach in the worst case scenario. There is no protocol for an inadvertent flight deck door opening during takeoff in our manual; so I did what I instinctively knew. protect flight deck from a possible breach. In the meantime I did get hurt in this event as it is truly difficult to close that door at takeoff while strapped in the forward jumpseat. I want to bring light to this subject in what is the right thing to do in this event.
B737 MAX Flight Attendant reported incurring a minor injury while attempting to close the flight deck door when it opened during takeoff.