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An air carrier flight attendant got thrown about the cabin in wake turbulence. There was no injury or damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 223522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 223522 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Encountered wake turbulence from widebody transport 6-7 mi ahead on approach. Flight attendant was strapping into aft jumpseat. She hit her shoulder on the bracket of an emergency flashlight located outboard of jumpseat backrest. Bracket protrudes 1 inch forward of backrest cushion. No injury reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT ATTENDANT GOT THROWN ABOUT THE CABIN IN WAKE TURB. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DAMAGE.
Narrative: ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM WDB 6-7 MI AHEAD ON APCH. FLT ATTENDANT WAS STRAPPING INTO AFT JUMPSEAT. SHE HIT HER SHOULDER ON THE BRACKET OF AN EMER FLASHLIGHT LOCATED OUTBOARD OF JUMPSEAT BACKREST. BRACKET PROTRUDES 1 INCH FORWARD OF BACKREST CUSHION. NO INJURY RPTED.
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.