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Flight crew of mdt encounters severe turbulence at start of descent. Cabin attendant injured. Seat belt sign was on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : flm |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent 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 : 245 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 388477 |
| 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 flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight attendant injured during turbulence encounter at beginning of descent. Seat belt sign was on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MDT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE TURB AT START OF DSCNT. CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED DURING TURB ENCOUNTER AT BEGINNING OF DSCNT. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.
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.