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Flight attendant report, S80, dca-dfw, clear air turbulence. Passenger and flight attendant #4 injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 437210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : number 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Turbulence: the #4 flight attendant and a passenger were up in the coach cabin area. The passenger and the #4 flight attendant were thrown on the floor, because of severe turbulence. There was no warning. It lasted less than 1 min. I was sitting on the jump seat in coach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DCA-DFW, CLR AIR TURB. PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 INJURED.
Narrative: TURB: THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND A PAX WERE UP IN THE COACH CABIN AREA. THE PAX AND THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT WERE THROWN ON THE FLOOR, BECAUSE OF SEVERE TURB. THERE WAS NO WARNING. IT LASTED LESS THAN 1 MIN. I WAS SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT IN COACH.
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.