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Cabin attendant passenger injuries after air carrier widebody transport has in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 233738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : muha |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute airway : muha |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 233738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Encountered turbulence in the form of a heavy jolt, preceded by a short rumble while in cruise at 310 KTS 10-15 mi north of allegre, cuba. Whole encounter lasted no more than 5 seconds, in the clear with nothing on radar. Passenger buckled in with 'seat belt sign on' because had previously navigated around low rain showers over the island. At first sign of turbulence, requested flight attendants be seated over PA. Chief purser reported injuries and after sending so back to confirm situation, dispatch notified to have medical aid available on landing. Expeditious approach and landing followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAB PAX INJURIES AFTER ACR WDB HAS INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH CLR AIR TURB.
Narrative: ENCOUNTERED TURB IN THE FORM OF A HVY JOLT, PRECEDED BY A SHORT RUMBLE WHILE IN CRUISE AT 310 KTS 10-15 MI N OF ALLEGRE, CUBA. WHOLE ENCOUNTER LASTED NO MORE THAN 5 SECONDS, IN THE CLR WITH NOTHING ON RADAR. PAX BUCKLED IN WITH 'SEAT BELT SIGN ON' BECAUSE HAD PREVIOUSLY NAVIGATED AROUND LOW RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE ISLAND. AT FIRST SIGN OF TURB, REQUESTED FLT ATTENDANTS BE SEATED OVER PA. CHIEF PURSER RPTED INJURIES AND AFTER SENDING SO BACK TO CONFIRM SIT, DISPATCH NOTIFIED TO HAVE MEDICAL AID AVAILABLE ON LNDG. EXPEDITIOUS APCH AND LNDG FOLLOWED.
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.