Passenger cabin attendant behavior personal injury on B-727 in-flight encounter with turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	279993
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jax
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute airway : ar1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	279993
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In cruise, FL310, in high cloud cover, WX radar on , seat belt sign on, we encountered heavy to moderate turbulence. 3 passenger received injury of a minor degree and flight attendant reported a neck injury. Radar showed light green return and we had turned to avoid it when we got a good jolt. What we hit, I think, was the top of a build-up not displayed on radar. It lasted no longer than a few seconds and we were in the clear. This incident probably was not preventable, certainly had we seen the WX we would have avoided it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX CABIN ATTENDANT BEHAVIOR PERSONAL INJURY ON B-727 INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH TURB.

Narrative: IN CRUISE, FL310, IN HIGH CLOUD COVER, WX RADAR ON , SEAT BELT SIGN ON, WE ENCOUNTERED HVY TO MODERATE TURB. 3 PAX RECEIVED INJURY OF A MINOR DEGREE AND FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A NECK INJURY. RADAR SHOWED LIGHT GREEN RETURN AND WE HAD TURNED TO AVOID IT WHEN WE GOT A GOOD JOLT. WHAT WE HIT, I THINK, WAS THE TOP OF A BUILD-UP NOT DISPLAYED ON RADAR. IT LASTED NO LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS AND WE WERE IN THE CLR. THIS INCIDENT PROBABLY WAS NOT PREVENTABLE, CERTAINLY HAD WE SEEN THE WX WE WOULD HAVE AVOIDED IT.

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.