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B737 flight attendant reported another flight attendant was injured during a wake vortex encounter on arrival to ord in trail of a B777.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1545123 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 19 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 9 Flight Attendant Total 19 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Captain made prepare for landing announcement. I [left] galley heading to [the jump seat] and the aircraft made rocking and rolling motions. I grabbed assist handholds next to coffee pots. Flight attendant 3 was closing closet door when I noticed her on the floor. When motion stopped; I proceeded to jump seat and strapped in. Looking down the aisle; I saw flight attendant 2 leaving a passenger seat heading to her jump seat. I also saw flight attendant 4 laying on the floor of the galley. Once strapped in jump seat I called back to see if crew was okay. Flight attendant said flight attendant 4 fell. Once the captain opened cockpit door for deplaning; I asked him what had happened. He replied we were behind a 777 and got air from their wing tip. I told him passengers were saying that that was the scariest thing they went through. I also stated that we had a flight attendant hurt. He said that he'd fill out a form to make it easy for her to report her injury.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight Attendant reported another Flight Attendant was injured during a wake vortex encounter on arrival to ORD in trail of a B777.
Narrative: Captain made prepare for landing announcement. I [left] galley heading to [the jump seat] and the aircraft made rocking and rolling motions. I grabbed assist handholds next to coffee pots. Flight Attendant 3 was closing closet door when I noticed her on the floor. When motion stopped; I proceeded to jump seat and strapped in. Looking down the aisle; I saw Flight Attendant 2 leaving a passenger seat heading to her jump seat. I also saw Flight Attendant 4 laying on the floor of the galley. Once strapped in jump seat I called back to see if crew was okay. Flight Attendant said Flight Attendant 4 fell. Once the Captain opened cockpit door for deplaning; I asked him what had happened. He replied we were behind a 777 and got air from their wing tip. I told him passengers were saying that that was the scariest thing they went through. I also stated that we had a Flight Attendant hurt. He said that he'd fill out a form to make it easy for her to report her injury.
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.