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Cabin attendant behavior personal injury after air carrier medium large transport encounters unexpected severe clear air turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 217103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent 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 : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 217103 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 217893 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
During descent, aircraft had received clearance to by-pass an area of WX to the north of our position. Although we were 20 mi as we cleared the south portion of the line as the aircraft passed about 90 degrees to the line we encountered instant severe turbulence. At that moment the radar showed light for 5 mi and no turbulence. In the min or so of turbulence, a flight attendant was badly injured. ATC was advised not to send anyone that route to prevent a recurrence, I will advise the attendants to take their seats and stop serving anytime I am passing within 40 mi of a large WX area. They cannot be responsible for their in-flight actions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT BEHAVIOR PERSONAL INJURY AFTER ACR MLG ENCOUNTERS UNEXPECTED SEVERE CLR AIR TURB.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT, ACFT HAD RECEIVED CLRNC TO BY-PASS AN AREA OF WX TO THE N OF OUR POS. ALTHOUGH WE WERE 20 MI AS WE CLRED THE S PORTION OF THE LINE AS THE ACFT PASSED ABOUT 90 DEGS TO THE LINE WE ENCOUNTERED INSTANT SEVERE TURB. AT THAT MOMENT THE RADAR SHOWED LIGHT FOR 5 MI AND NO TURB. IN THE MIN OR SO OF TURB, A FLT ATTENDANT WAS BADLY INJURED. ATC WAS ADVISED NOT TO SEND ANYONE THAT RTE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, I WILL ADVISE THE ATTENDANTS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS AND STOP SERVING ANYTIME I AM PASSING WITHIN 40 MI OF A LARGE WX AREA. THEY CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INFLT ACTIONS.
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.