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Flight crew of S80 encounters moderate to severe turbulence at cruise. Passenger injury even though seat belt sign was on and announcements made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fzt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 389538 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on arrival to dfw we encountered moderate turbulence. Altitude was FL270 approximately 70 DME north of frankston VOR. Radar did not show any cumulo nimbus or thunderstorm activity in our path. I had made several PA's to remind passenger to observe the seat belt signs and remain seated. The seat belt sign was illuminated before, during and after the turbulence event. When notified by the flight attendants of injuries, we were circumnaving the WX and next for the arrival. We landed without delay and had called for paramedics to meet the flight. I also requested our flight attendants to have all passenger keep their seats until paramedics could tend to the injured passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF S80 ENCOUNTERS MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB AT CRUISE. PAX INJURY EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE.
Narrative: WHILE ON ARR TO DFW WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB. ALT WAS FL270 APPROX 70 DME N OF FRANKSTON VOR. RADAR DID NOT SHOW ANY CUMULO NIMBUS OR TSTM ACTIVITY IN OUR PATH. I HAD MADE SEVERAL PA'S TO REMIND PAX TO OBSERVE THE SEAT BELT SIGNS AND REMAIN SEATED. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE TURB EVENT. WHEN NOTIFIED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF INJURIES, WE WERE CIRCUMNAVING THE WX AND NEXT FOR THE ARR. WE LANDED WITHOUT DELAY AND HAD CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE FLT. I ALSO REQUESTED OUR FLT ATTENDANTS TO HAVE ALL PAX KEEP THEIR SEATS UNTIL PARAMEDICS COULD TEND TO THE INJURED PAX.
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.