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A B767-300 on approach at 3000 ft pitched up throwing flight attendants backwards incurring injuries and damage to galley components.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| 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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 451776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During approach into cdg and flight attendants preparing for our landing, the aircraft pitched nose high and then accelerated, throwing flight attendants backwards and spilling open galley compartments and carts. Aircraft xyz had 2 prior write-ups for this incident in the aircraft logbook. The aircraft almost stalled at 3000 ft on approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 ON APCH AT 3000 FT PITCHED UP THROWING FLT ATTENDANTS BACKWARDS INCURRING INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO GALLEY COMPONENTS.
Narrative: DURING APCH INTO CDG AND FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARING FOR OUR LNDG, THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE HIGH AND THEN ACCELERATED, THROWING FLT ATTENDANTS BACKWARDS AND SPILLING OPEN GALLEY COMPARTMENTS AND CARTS. ACFT XYZ HAD 2 PRIOR WRITE-UPS FOR THIS INCIDENT IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THE ACFT ALMOST STALLED AT 3000 FT ON APCH.
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.