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B737-400 hits moderate to severe turbulence without warning. Seat belt sign was on but 2 flight attendants were seriously injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yak airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 356761 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While in cruise flight with the seat belt sign on, experienced moderate to severe turbulence without warning. 2 of 3 flight attendants were seriously injured by clear air turbulence. Requested priority handling into anchorage. Emergency medical personnel met the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 HITS MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB WITHOUT WARNING. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON BUT 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT WITH THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON, EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB WITHOUT WARNING. 2 OF 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY CLR AIR TURB. REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING INTO ANCHORAGE. EMER MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE FLT.
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.