Ana air carrier widebody transport experienced turbulence approaching jfk.

Attributes
ACN	261823
Time
Date	199401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk airport : ewr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	261823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	262524
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier flight jan/mon/94 sju-bwi diverted to jfk due to airport closure (bwi) due to snow/ice. On initial approach to jfk encountered severe turbulence for several mins with aircraft sustaining 90 KT airspeed fluctuations and altdevs of plus or minus 500 ft. Suspect deep low pressure through vicinity of nyc, while we were not #1 on approach, we were first to abandon the area due to turbulence. At this time, 7 other flts abandoned jfk also. Supplemental information from acn 262524: we had altdevs of plus or minus 500 ft and airspeed fluctuations from 180 KTS - 275 KTS. Severe turbulence was encountered between 6000-2000 ft around the jfk terminal area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANA ACR WDB EXPERIENCED TURB APCHING JFK.

Narrative: ACR FLT JAN/MON/94 SJU-BWI DIVERTED TO JFK DUE TO ARPT CLOSURE (BWI) DUE TO SNOW/ICE. ON INITIAL APCH TO JFK ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FOR SEVERAL MINS WITH ACFT SUSTAINING 90 KT AIRSPD FLUCTUATIONS AND ALTDEVS OF PLUS OR MINUS 500 FT. SUSPECT DEEP LOW PRESSURE THROUGH VICINITY OF NYC, WHILE WE WERE NOT #1 ON APCH, WE WERE FIRST TO ABANDON THE AREA DUE TO TURB. AT THIS TIME, 7 OTHER FLTS ABANDONED JFK ALSO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 262524: WE HAD ALTDEVS OF PLUS OR MINUS 500 FT AND AIRSPD FLUCTUATIONS FROM 180 KTS - 275 KTS. SEVERE TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED BTWN 6000-2000 FT AROUND THE JFK TERMINAL AREA.

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.