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Widebody transport trans-atlantic flight encounters sustained severe turbulence at 35000', causing loss of control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yyt |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx tracon : sna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 144862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While cruising at FL350 aircraft encountered severe turbulence. Was unable to control aircraft altitude and heading. Advised center of situation. Turbulence lasted from near bancs intersection to past 46N, 502, estimated to most severe turbulence (when aircraft was close to uncontrollable) lasted approximately 5 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB TRANS-ATLANTIC FLT ENCOUNTERS SUSTAINED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 35000', CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL350 ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL ACFT ALT AND HDG. ADVISED CENTER OF SITUATION. TURB LASTED FROM NEAR BANCS INTXN TO PAST 46N, 502, ESTIMATED TO MOST SEVERE TURB (WHEN ACFT WAS CLOSE TO UNCONTROLLABLE) LASTED APPROX 5 MINS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.