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Air carrier first officer reported an encounter with moderate to severe turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1523859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZNY.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Prior to descending to FL260 ATC informed us that moderate turbulence was reported from below FL260 to 'the low teens.' we asked the flight attendants to secure the cabin and informed them of the bumpy ride to come. We then turned on the seatbelt sign and made an announcement to the passengers to remain seated and that ATC had told us to expect some bumps.descending from FL240 through FL200 we experienced moderate and then severe turbulence. The captain slowed the aircraft from 280 KIAS to approximately 250 KIAS; although the airspeed was fluctuating somewhat. We probably spent two to three minutes in the moderate and then severe turbulence before descending out of it around FL200. We checked with the flight attendants and they informed us that the passengers and cabin crew were alright. It is worth noting that upon landing the aft cargo bin had become jammed and required several ramp and/or maintenance personnel to open. My postflight visual inspection revealed no other anomalies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported an encounter with moderate to severe turbulence.
Narrative: Prior to descending to FL260 ATC informed us that moderate turbulence was reported from below FL260 to 'the low teens.' We asked the Flight Attendants to secure the cabin and informed them of the bumpy ride to come. We then turned on the seatbelt sign and made an announcement to the passengers to remain seated and that ATC had told us to expect some bumps.Descending from FL240 through FL200 we experienced moderate and then severe turbulence. The Captain slowed the aircraft from 280 KIAS to approximately 250 KIAS; although the airspeed was fluctuating somewhat. We probably spent two to three minutes in the moderate and then severe turbulence before descending out of it around FL200. We checked with the Flight Attendants and they informed us that the passengers and cabin crew were alright. It is worth noting that upon landing the aft cargo bin had become jammed and required several ramp and/or maintenance personnel to open. My postflight visual inspection revealed no other anomalies.
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.