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B787 flight attendant reported there was nowhere for her to sit when turbulence was encountered. Reporter stated they need more jumpseats in the aft galley area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1293358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B787-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Crew Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
About 5 hours after departure we hit unexpected turbulence. I was position 2 and was in the aft galley with 3 other coach fas. There are only 3 jumpseats so I was stuck standing during moderate turbulence. Every passenger seat was occupied and it was not safe to walk up the aisle to 3L or 3R.I was put at risk because there are not enough jumpseats in the aft galley.[company] needs to put in at least one additional jumpseat. 6 fas work in coach and we need to have access to jumpseats or passenger seats in case of turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B787 Flight Attendant reported there was nowhere for her to sit when turbulence was encountered. Reporter stated they need more jumpseats in the aft galley area.
Narrative: About 5 hours after departure we hit unexpected turbulence. I was position 2 and was in the AFT galley with 3 other coach FAs. There are only 3 jumpseats so I was stuck standing during moderate turbulence. Every passenger seat was occupied and it was not safe to walk up the aisle to 3L or 3R.I was put at risk because there are not enough jumpseats in the AFT galley.[Company] needs to put in at least one additional jumpseat. 6 FAs work in coach and we need to have access to jumpseats or passenger seats in case of turbulence.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.