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A B777 flight crew encountered moderate turbulence which caused injury to 3 flight attendants near cocbu, puerto rico.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443596 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gtk.vor |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 443596 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
About 1 hour 20 mins after takeoff, had 2 small returns appear on radar. Switched to 20 mi range. The returns were about 1 mi in size and too close to turn around them. Went between them and encountered moderate turbulence. No passenger injuries, but 3 flight attendants injured. 1 skinned knee, 1 bruised back, and 1 sprained ankle. Notified company.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 FLC ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO 3 FLT ATTENDANTS NEAR COCBU, PUERTO RICO.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR 20 MINS AFTER TKOF, HAD 2 SMALL RETURNS APPEAR ON RADAR. SWITCHED TO 20 MI RANGE. THE RETURNS WERE ABOUT 1 MI IN SIZE AND TOO CLOSE TO TURN AROUND THEM. WENT BTWN THEM AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB. NO PAX INJURIES, BUT 3 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED. 1 SKINNED KNEE, 1 BRUISED BACK, AND 1 SPRAINED ANKLE. NOTIFIED COMPANY.
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.