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Flight of a B767-300ER encounters clear air turbulence. Flight attendants have carts out and they and the carts are thrown about. Injuries result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : saru |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : saru tower : sat |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Right before turbulence, myself and crew were beginning our pick-up with juice, coffee, milk, etc. We were in the process of switching carts when out of nowhere we were thrown all over. Locked foot pedal on cart but could not move it because we were in mid air with cart. All inserts flew all over, liquids all over. It would be a good idea to have lock-downs in floor near door for in-flight use. My ribs (right) were sore the next day and a little black and blue. Since then it has cleared. It was great how the crew pulled together and helped each other, especially in our aft galley where we really felt it. Would have been nice for a little warning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT OF A B767-300ER ENCOUNTERS CLR AIR TURB. FLT ATTENDANTS HAVE CARTS OUT AND THEY AND THE CARTS ARE THROWN ABOUT. INJURIES RESULT.
Narrative: RIGHT BEFORE TURB, MYSELF AND CREW WERE BEGINNING OUR PICK-UP WITH JUICE, COFFEE, MILK, ETC. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING CARTS WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE WE WERE THROWN ALL OVER. LOCKED FOOT PEDAL ON CART BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT BECAUSE WE WERE IN MID AIR WITH CART. ALL INSERTS FLEW ALL OVER, LIQUIDS ALL OVER. IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE LOCK-DOWNS IN FLOOR NEAR DOOR FOR INFLT USE. MY RIBS (R) WERE SORE THE NEXT DAY AND A LITTLE BLACK AND BLUE. SINCE THEN IT HAS CLEARED. IT WAS GREAT HOW THE CREW PULLED TOGETHER AND HELPED EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY IN OUR AFT GALLEY WHERE WE REALLY FELT IT. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE FOR A LITTLE WARNING.
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.