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2 flight attendants and 2 passenger went to the hospital after landing due to injuries sustained because of turbulence at high altitude cruise near thunderstorms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 253930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tlh |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ztl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 253930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| 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:
On J91 near johnn intersection at FL310, we encountered severe turbulence while in cruise deviating around thunderstorms. Nearest cell painted on radar was 35 mi west. Vertical oscillations lasted approximately 7-10 seconds with altitude variations of plus or minus 200 ft and airspeed deviations of plus or minus 30 KTS at .78 mach. Seat belt sign was on and all passenger were seated. Prior to this only light turbulence was encountered. On landing at bna, 2 flight attendants and 2 passenger went to the hospital for examinations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 FLT ATTENDANTS AND 2 PAX WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER LNDG DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF TURB AT HIGH ALT CRUISE NEAR TSTMS.
Narrative: ON J91 NEAR JOHNN INTXN AT FL310, WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB WHILE IN CRUISE DEVIATING AROUND TSTMS. NEAREST CELL PAINTED ON RADAR WAS 35 MI W. VERT OSCILLATIONS LASTED APPROX 7-10 SECONDS WITH ALT VARIATIONS OF PLUS OR MINUS 200 FT AND AIRSPD DEVS OF PLUS OR MINUS 30 KTS AT .78 MACH. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND ALL PAX WERE SEATED. PRIOR TO THIS ONLY LIGHT TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED. ON LNDG AT BNA, 2 FLT ATTENDANTS AND 2 PAX WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATIONS.
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.