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Reporter flight crew in B737-200 aircraft encountered moderate turbulence and precipitation resulting in a loss of 500 ft. They immediately recovered back to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ocf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20500 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 387680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 387092 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
55 NM northwest of ocf, descending in moderate precipitation and moderate turbulence, went 400-500 ft below FL210 before could recover altitude due to turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR FLC IN B737-200 ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB AND PRECIP RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 500 FT. THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: 55 NM NW OF OCF, DSNDING IN MODERATE PRECIP AND MODERATE TURB, WENT 400-500 FT BELOW FL210 BEFORE COULD RECOVER ALT DUE TO TURB.
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.