Flight attendant report, B757, lim-ewr, clear air turbulence, no injuries. Safety suggestion.

Attributes
ACN	442870
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	442870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

This incident occurred during flight downtime. That is, the time in between dinner and breakfast service. Most, if not all, passenger were sleeping or watching the movie. The seatbelt sign was already on, so when the aircraft dropped, most passenger were secure, or at least the last time we checked (approximately 15 mins before) they were. If all flts were required to have seatbelt sign on during cruise flight and various new placards on tray table, maybe there would be less turbulence related injuries. I felt that my training allowed me to recognize the reactions of the aircraft and to secure myself. The duration of the turbulence lasted approximately 30-45 seconds. After checking cabin for injuries, we found 2 passenger, who we believe were walking back from aft lavatory, sitting on floor in aisle to secure themselves. There were no injuries, but still there were passenger without their seatbelts on. Our captain was informed of negative injuries and he told me that there was nothing on radar and he was just looking west over miami where thunderstorms were in the area. The approximately location was 35 mi east of miami.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LIM-EWR, CLR AIR TURB, NO INJURIES. SAFETY SUGGESTION.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FLT DOWNTIME. THAT IS, THE TIME IN BTWN DINNER AND BREAKFAST SVC. MOST, IF NOT ALL, PAX WERE SLEEPING OR WATCHING THE MOVIE. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ALREADY ON, SO WHEN THE ACFT DROPPED, MOST PAX WERE SECURE, OR AT LEAST THE LAST TIME WE CHKED (APPROX 15 MINS BEFORE) THEY WERE. IF ALL FLTS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE SEATBELT SIGN ON DURING CRUISE FLT AND VARIOUS NEW PLACARDS ON TRAY TABLE, MAYBE THERE WOULD BE LESS TURB RELATED INJURIES. I FELT THAT MY TRAINING ALLOWED ME TO RECOGNIZE THE REACTIONS OF THE ACFT AND TO SECURE MYSELF. THE DURATION OF THE TURB LASTED APPROX 30-45 SECONDS. AFTER CHKING CABIN FOR INJURIES, WE FOUND 2 PAX, WHO WE BELIEVE WERE WALKING BACK FROM AFT LAVATORY, SITTING ON FLOOR IN AISLE TO SECURE THEMSELVES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT STILL THERE WERE PAX WITHOUT THEIR SEATBELTS ON. OUR CAPT WAS INFORMED OF NEGATIVE INJURIES AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON RADAR AND HE WAS JUST LOOKING W OVER MIAMI WHERE TSTMS WERE IN THE AREA. THE APPROX LOCATION WAS 35 MI E OF MIAMI.

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.