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Flight attendant report on S80 las-dfw, diverted to phx for removal of 2 flight attendants injured on climb out from las.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436704 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : l30.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 436704 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : #3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Right after takeoff, about 13000 ft, the airplane hit turbulence -- 1 big jerk down. My knees buckled but was fine. The telephone rings, flight attendant #1 answers. Flight attendant #1 proceeds to tell me that flight attendants #2 and #4 are not doing well. Flight attendant #3 (I) went to the back to check on them. They were on their jump seats. Flight attendant #4 was pregnant. She said she was in the lavatory and hit her back on sink. Flight attendant #2 kneeling to get her stuff from her bag and fell back and hurt her neck. Flight attendant #4 was starting to have contractions. Flight attendant #2 advised the captain about flight attendant #2 and flight attendant #4 contraction. Captain made the decision to land in phx. Flight attendants #3 and #4 got off in phx.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON S80 LAS-DFW, DIVERTED TO PHX FOR REMOVAL OF 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED ON CLBOUT FROM LAS.
Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF, ABOUT 13000 FT, THE AIRPLANE HIT TURB -- 1 BIG JERK DOWN. MY KNEES BUCKLED BUT WAS FINE. THE TELEPHONE RINGS, FLT ATTENDANT #1 ANSWERS. FLT ATTENDANT #1 PROCEEDS TO TELL ME THAT FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #4 ARE NOT DOING WELL. FLT ATTENDANT #3 (I) WENT TO THE BACK TO CHK ON THEM. THEY WERE ON THEIR JUMP SEATS. FLT ATTENDANT #4 WAS PREGNANT. SHE SAID SHE WAS IN THE LAVATORY AND HIT HER BACK ON SINK. FLT ATTENDANT #2 KNEELING TO GET HER STUFF FROM HER BAG AND FELL BACK AND HURT HER NECK. FLT ATTENDANT #4 WAS STARTING TO HAVE CONTRACTIONS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 ADVISED THE CAPT ABOUT FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 CONTRACTION. CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND IN PHX. FLT ATTENDANTS #3 AND #4 GOT OFF IN PHX.
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.