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The flight crew descended through turbulence with the seat belt sign on. 3 flight attendants and 1 passenger were injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 326494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather 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:
We were descending into the nashville terminal area. We had some warning of chop at 16000 ft. The seat belt sign was turned on in anticipation of chop. Once through 16000 ft the chop stopped. We picked up light turbulence at 12000 ft and the captain made a PA for flight attendants to be seated. We finally descended to 3000 ft to leave turbulence. #1 flight attendant advised us that she was injured along with one other passenger. Nashville operations was advised that we would be needing medical assistance at our arrival gate. We were met by local police (qualified emt). All 3 flight attendants were injured along with 1 passenger. #1 flight attendant and passenger were transported to local hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC DSNDED THROUGH TURB WITH THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON. 3 FLT ATTENDANTS AND 1 PAX WERE INJURED.
Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING INTO THE NASHVILLE TERMINAL AREA. WE HAD SOME WARNING OF CHOP AT 16000 FT. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON IN ANTICIPATION OF CHOP. ONCE THROUGH 16000 FT THE CHOP STOPPED. WE PICKED UP LIGHT TURB AT 12000 FT AND THE CAPT MADE A PA FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED. WE FINALLY DSNDED TO 3000 FT TO LEAVE TURB. #1 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED US THAT SHE WAS INJURED ALONG WITH ONE OTHER PAX. NASHVILLE OPS WAS ADVISED THAT WE WOULD BE NEEDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT OUR ARR GATE. WE WERE MET BY LCL POLICE (QUALIFIED EMT). ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED ALONG WITH 1 PAX. #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX WERE TRANSPORTED TO LCL HOSPITAL.
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.