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Flight attendant report of a B757 which encountered severe turbulence at cruise. Passenger lost his balance coming out of the lavatory and fell to the floor. Cabin attendants quickly got him into a seat. The cabin attendants were holding onto handholds on galley partitions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426929 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 426929 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Clear air turbulence -- severe. I made a PA warning passenger to make sure seatbelts were fastened, holding on to handholds on galley partitions. I saw a passenger on the floor in the rear of the aircraft between the lavatories. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the passenger apparently just lost his balance coming out of the lavatory. He was quite embarrassed because he split his pants. He was, however, quickly assisted into a seat. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT OF A B757 WHICH ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AT CRUISE. PAX LOST HIS BAL COMING OUT OF THE LAVATORY AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. CABIN ATTENDANTS QUICKLY GOT HIM INTO A SEAT. THE CABIN ATTENDANTS WERE HOLDING ONTO HANDHOLDS ON GALLEY PARTITIONS.
Narrative: CLR AIR TURB -- SEVERE. I MADE A PA WARNING PAX TO MAKE SURE SEATBELTS WERE FASTENED, HOLDING ON TO HANDHOLDS ON GALLEY PARTITIONS. I SAW A PAX ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT BTWN THE LAVATORIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE PAX APPARENTLY JUST LOST HIS BAL COMING OUT OF THE LAVATORY. HE WAS QUITE EMBARRASSED BECAUSE HE SPLIT HIS PANTS. HE WAS, HOWEVER, QUICKLY ASSISTED INTO A SEAT. NO INJURIES.
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.