Flight Attendant Current
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
I was in the first class galley working the flight attendant A position.  Flight attendant B; approached me and informed me that the passenger in 6A had detected a brown liquid on her tray table.  FA B immediately gave the passenger prewet wipes and the passenger proceeded to wipe of the liquid. Flight attendant B then proceeded back to inspect and also cleaned the soiled area with wet clothes.  Several minutes later after disposing of the clothes in the garbage can in the first class galley FA B noticed that she felt a burning sensation on her hands.  She immediately notified the Captain.  She then proceeded to wash and sanitize her hands.  At this point we realized the liquid on the tray table was not coffee or coke but some type of corrosive.  The Captain advised us to retrieve the soiled clothes from the garbage bin.  I proceeded to put on protective gloves and retrieved the soiled clothes; putting them into the hazmat bag from the Universal Precaution Kit (UPK) and then sealing that bag and placing that bag into a garbage bag and sealing that bag.  We relocated the bag away from the passengers until landing.  Upon landing Hazmat came on board and retrieved the bag.  The passenger in 6A had no issues with her hands burning but reported a slight and temporary itching which disappeared after she cleaned her hands.  She reported back to us that she felt fine and was not concerned.  We reported this information to the Captain.  Upon landing a maintenance crew member came on the aircraft and inspected the tray table and seat for any further fluid.  The passengers all deplaned without any further incident.  Flight attendant B reported that she also had no further irritation to her skin.
The reporter stated that a brown liquid substance was found on a tray table and when the passenger attempted to wipe it off using a wipe it burned her skin. The reporter also stated that another flight attendant attempted to assist the passenger clean up the substance when she too felt her skin burning. The reporter stated that the brown substance was from an unknown origin; suspect perhaps its from a leaking battery from a previous passenger or a cleaning solution used by Maintenance. The reporter stated she was sure the origin of the substance was not from the aircraft itself.
Flight Attendant reported that a passenger detected a brown liquid on her tray table that irritated skin when contact was made.