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An A300 flight crew encountered severe turbulence that resulted in minor injuries to the passenger and a cabin attendant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zqa.vortac |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : g446.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 432257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab. #3, pax #4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
80 NM south of broom intersection, maneuvering around WX, encountered severe turbulence for approximately 5-10 seconds. Minor injuries to passenger and flight attendant. The seat belt sign was on. Notified company and captain walked about cabin. Rest of flight normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 FLC ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB THAT RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES TO THE PAX AND A CABIN ATTENDANT.
Narrative: 80 NM S OF BROOM INTXN, MANEUVERING AROUND WX, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FOR APPROX 5-10 SECONDS. MINOR INJURIES TO PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. NOTIFIED COMPANY AND CAPT WALKED ABOUT CABIN. REST OF FLT NORMAL.
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.