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Flight attendant report regarding flight attendant injuries caused by clear air turbulence when deviating WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415389 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Was in first class, we hit 2 air pockets while circling a thunderstorm. Plane dropped twice. 2 flight attendants in aft galley were hurt. Tail end of aircraft is more prone to turbulence. Seat belt sign was on. No passenger were injured. Clear air turbulence is quite dangerous. Supplemental information from acn 415390: aircraft hit turbulence, plane shook violently. It stopped, then dropped again. Captain did not call back to make sure everyone was all right. Captain never told us if he was going around WX or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING FLT ATTENDANT INJURIES CAUSED BY CLR AIR TURB WHEN DEVIATING WX.
Narrative: WAS IN FIRST CLASS, WE HIT 2 AIR POCKETS WHILE CIRCLING A TSTM. PLANE DROPPED TWICE. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN AFT GALLEY WERE HURT. TAIL END OF ACFT IS MORE PRONE TO TURB. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. NO PAX WERE INJURED. CLR AIR TURB IS QUITE DANGEROUS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 415390: ACFT HIT TURB, PLANE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IT STOPPED, THEN DROPPED AGAIN. CAPT DID NOT CALL BACK TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS ALL RIGHT. CAPT NEVER TOLD US IF HE WAS GOING AROUND WX OR NOT.
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.