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Flight attendant injury during unexpected moderate turbulence in an large transport air carrier aircraft at 17000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 256959 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ela |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 256959 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While deviating around thunderstorms, encountered moderate turbulence with 1 severe bump. 2 flight attendants who were serving in the aft section stated that, during the turbulence, they were thrown about and at one time hit the overhead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURY DURING UNEXPECTED MODERATE TURB IN AN LGT ACR ACFT AT 17000 FT.
Narrative: WHILE DEVIATING AROUND TSTMS, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB WITH 1 SEVERE BUMP. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WHO WERE SERVING IN THE AFT SECTION STATED THAT, DURING THE TURB, THEY WERE THROWN ABOUT AND AT ONE TIME HIT THE OVERHEAD.
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.