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Air carrier medium large transport encountered brief turbulence while in descent from FL370 to FL330. The seat belt sign was on but an elderly passenger in the lavatory was injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dnb |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 34500 msl bound upper : 34500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 68 |
| ASRS Report | 182891 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Descending from FL370 to FL330 aircraft encountered unreported and undetected turbulence for approximately 10 seconds (turbulence light to moderate). Seat belt light was on; however, 1 passenger was in the aft lav and was injured. There were no thunderstorms within 25 mi. Radar was on and operating normally. There was no turbulence before or after this 10 second bump. Paramedics met the flight upon arrival in atl. I was informed that the passenger had an apparent broken leg. The passenger was a female and approximately 82 yrs old. No other onboard injuries occurred during this turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG ENCOUNTERED BRIEF TURBULENCE WHILE IN DESCENT FROM FL370 TO FL330. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON BUT AN ELDERLY PASSENGER IN THE LAVATORY WAS INJURED.
Narrative: DSNDING FROM FL370 TO FL330 ACFT ENCOUNTERED UNREPORTED AND UNDETECTED TURB FOR APPROX 10 SECS (TURB LIGHT TO MODERATE). SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON; HOWEVER, 1 PAX WAS IN THE AFT LAV AND WAS INJURED. THERE WERE NO TSTMS WITHIN 25 MI. RADAR WAS ON AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO TURB BEFORE OR AFTER THIS 10 SEC BUMP. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT UPON ARR IN ATL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PAX HAD AN APPARENT BROKEN LEG. THE PAX WAS A FEMALE AND APPROX 82 YRS OLD. NO OTHER ONBOARD INJURIES OCCURRED DURING THIS TURB.
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.