<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1496564, March 2016

Crj-700 flight crew reported a momentary stick shaker due to turbulence descending from FL360 to FL340.

Attributes
ACN	1496564
Time
Date	201603
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

At cruise; FL380; we experienced severe turbulence and were unable to maintain airspeed or altitude. We requested a descent to FL360 and then FL340. During this descent the airspeed loss caused the stick shaker to momentarily activate. At the time the weather radar showed clear of all convective activity.even though the radar showed us clear of convective activity; I could have been more vigilant for signs of turbulence and avoided them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-700 flight crew reported a momentary stick shaker due to turbulence descending from FL360 to FL340.

Narrative: At cruise; FL380; we experienced severe turbulence and were unable to maintain airspeed or altitude. We requested a descent to FL360 and then FL340. During this descent the airspeed loss caused the stick shaker to momentarily activate. At the time the weather radar showed clear of all convective activity.Even though the radar showed us clear of convective activity; I could have been more vigilant for signs of turbulence and avoided them.

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.