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A fokker flight crew had a deadheading crew member injured and was unable to maintain assigned altitude in severe turbulence near aus.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : sewzy |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Descending into aus and deviating for WX, we crossed swezy intersection at 13000 ft. We were in the clear, small band of clouds ahead of us, and nothing painting on the radar. We asked for lower to get under these clouds. Iah told us to stand by. At that time, all hell broke loose. I turned the autoplt off, retarded the throttles. The turbulence took us to 13600 ft. At that time iah cleared us lower. The seatbelt sign was on the entire flight. We had a deadheading flight attendant injured. We landed with no further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER FLC HAD A DEADHEADING CREW MEMBER INJURED AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALT IN SEVERE TURB NEAR AUS.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO AUS AND DEVIATING FOR WX, WE CROSSED SWEZY INTXN AT 13000 FT. WE WERE IN THE CLR, SMALL BAND OF CLOUDS AHEAD OF US, AND NOTHING PAINTING ON THE RADAR. WE ASKED FOR LOWER TO GET UNDER THESE CLOUDS. IAH TOLD US TO STAND BY. AT THAT TIME, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. I TURNED THE AUTOPLT OFF, RETARDED THE THROTTLES. THE TURB TOOK US TO 13600 FT. AT THAT TIME IAH CLRED US LOWER. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON THE ENTIRE FLT. WE HAD A DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT INJURED. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.
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.