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B777 encountered severe turbulence at cruise prior to descent which resulted in injuries to flight attendants and passengers. An announcement had been made about 15 minutes prior to warn of the turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1317107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Incident occurred approximately 250 NM from our filed destination. I was relief for the flight but occupying the first officer seat as pm. Ca was in the left seat as PF. We were skirting an area of strong convective activity; deviating well north of our filed routing. Visibility was generally good; with patchy areas of blow-off from trw. Flight attendants were advised 'it will probably get bumpy in 15 minutes' as we approached the area of trw. Aircraft was autopilot on; LNAV/VNAV engaged; seatbelt sign on. We encountered a region of strong/severe turbulence that badly injured one flight attendant; with several others bruised and shaken. Passengers not in their seats with belts fastened were jostled to varying degrees. We expedited our arrival; informing dispatch of the incident; and requesting operations to have paramedics standing by. None of the passengers wanted to be examined by paramedics; all deplaned. The injured flight attendant was taken to a local hospital; she returned with us the next day. Turbulence encounter entered into AC log book.our approach/deviation around the area of trw activity was standard. The major deviation we took to the north appeared safe. Obviously; it wasn't. Not all areas of storm activity are the same. They must be treated with the utmost caution.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 encountered severe turbulence at cruise prior to descent which resulted in injuries to flight attendants and passengers. An announcement had been made about 15 minutes prior to warn of the turbulence.
Narrative: Incident occurred approximately 250 NM from our filed destination. I was relief for the flight but occupying the FO seat as PM. CA was in the left seat as PF. We were skirting an area of strong convective activity; deviating well north of our filed routing. Visibility was generally good; with patchy areas of blow-off from TRW. Flight attendants were advised 'It will probably get bumpy in 15 minutes' as we approached the area of TRW. Aircraft was autopilot ON; LNAV/VNAV engaged; seatbelt sign ON. We encountered a region of strong/severe turbulence that badly injured one flight attendant; with several others bruised and shaken. Passengers not in their seats with belts fastened were jostled to varying degrees. We expedited our arrival; informing dispatch of the incident; and requesting operations to have paramedics standing by. None of the passengers wanted to be examined by paramedics; all deplaned. The injured flight attendant was taken to a local hospital; she returned with us the next day. Turbulence encounter entered into AC log book.Our approach/deviation around the area of TRW activity was standard. The major deviation we took to the North appeared safe. Obviously; it wasn't. Not all areas of storm activity are the same. They must be treated with the utmost caution.
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