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B737 ng flight crew reported a flight attendant was injured during an encounter with severe turbulence on a flight from tnca to the east coast.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1407899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDCS.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 11840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 Flight Crew Total 9991 Flight Crew Type 1314 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
When at cruise altitude FL340 about 100 miles south of asivo; encountered a small pocket of what I would describe as severe turbulence. The aircraft lost about 500 feet and [experienced] about 5-8 knots overspeed. The flight attendants were told to sit down immediately. After the aircraft was in full control and out of the turbulence I called back to check on the flight attendants. One of them got injured from a galley cart coming off the floor and landing on her foot. She put it on ice for the remainder of the flight and was able to walk off the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 NG flight crew reported a Flight Attendant was injured during an encounter with severe turbulence on a flight from TNCA to the East Coast.
Narrative: When at cruise altitude FL340 about 100 miles south of ASIVO; encountered a small pocket of what I would describe as severe turbulence. The aircraft lost about 500 feet and [experienced] about 5-8 knots overspeed. The flight attendants were told to sit down immediately. After the aircraft was in full control and out of the turbulence I called back to check on the flight attendants. One of them got injured from a galley cart coming off the floor and landing on her foot. She put it on ice for the remainder of the flight and was able to walk off the aircraft.
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