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Reporter's aircraft X encountered turbulence, flight crew checked with cabin, no injuries. After landing at destination, flight crew was informed that several passenger were claiming they had been injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 441492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Arriving in the atl area while still dark, there were no radar returns but we did encounter some light turbulence during descent through some small puffy clouds that were scattered throughout the arrival area. Though not significant looking buildups we avoided those that we could, given the light conditions. At approximately 10500 ft, and at a speed of about 280-290 KTS, a fairly significant jolt was felt. No loss of airspeed or altitude was noticed. One jolt, no sustained turbulence, then we were in smooth air again. The seat belt sign had been on for a while but we did hear something fall in the forward cabin area. We inquired then and after landing if anyone had been hurt. Apparently 2 of the flight attendants had fallen but thought that they were okay. 1 passenger had bumped his head but he/she also seemed to be okay. When we left the aircraft we felt comfortable that there had been no injuries. We were later informed that 5 or so passenger were claiming to have been injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR'S ACFT X ENCOUNTERED TURB, FLC CHKED WITH CABIN, NO INJURIES. AFTER LNDG AT DEST, FLC WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL PAX WERE CLAIMING THEY HAD BEEN INJURED.
Narrative: ARRIVING IN THE ATL AREA WHILE STILL DARK, THERE WERE NO RADAR RETURNS BUT WE DID ENCOUNTER SOME LIGHT TURB DURING DSCNT THROUGH SOME SMALL PUFFY CLOUDS THAT WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ARR AREA. THOUGH NOT SIGNIFICANT LOOKING BUILDUPS WE AVOIDED THOSE THAT WE COULD, GIVEN THE LIGHT CONDITIONS. AT APPROX 10500 FT, AND AT A SPD OF ABOUT 280-290 KTS, A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT JOLT WAS FELT. NO LOSS OF AIRSPD OR ALT WAS NOTICED. ONE JOLT, NO SUSTAINED TURB, THEN WE WERE IN SMOOTH AIR AGAIN. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE BUT WE DID HEAR SOMETHING FALL IN THE FORWARD CABIN AREA. WE INQUIRED THEN AND AFTER LNDG IF ANYONE HAD BEEN HURT. APPARENTLY 2 OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD FALLEN BUT THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE OKAY. 1 PAX HAD BUMPED HIS HEAD BUT HE/SHE ALSO SEEMED TO BE OKAY. WHEN WE LEFT THE ACFT WE FELT COMFORTABLE THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO INJURIES. WE WERE LATER INFORMED THAT 5 OR SO PAX WERE CLAIMING TO HAVE BEEN INJURED.
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.