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Flight attendant report, MD11, buenos aires-miami, 1 hour after takeoff, turbulence. 9 flight attendants and 1 passenger injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 453458 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : saeu.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : saeu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : extra flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 453458 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Turbulence shook the aircraft twice. After the first occurrence I took my seat, then got up to continue my service and check on the passenger. When the plane jolted again, I was forced to the floor. The aircraft then seemed to be going downward rapidly. A passenger held on to me during the sharp decline of the aircraft. Approximately 9 of the 12 flight attendants, including myself, were injured, and a passenger, that had been in the lavatory, was also injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD11, BUENOS AIRES-MIAMI, 1 HR AFTER TKOF, TURB. 9 FLT ATTENDANTS AND 1 PAX INJURED.
Narrative: TURB SHOOK THE ACFT TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I TOOK MY SEAT, THEN GOT UP TO CONTINUE MY SVC AND CHK ON THE PAX. WHEN THE PLANE JOLTED AGAIN, I WAS FORCED TO THE FLOOR. THE ACFT THEN SEEMED TO BE GOING DOWNWARD RAPIDLY. A PAX HELD ON TO ME DURING THE SHARP DECLINE OF THE ACFT. APPROX 9 OF THE 12 FLT ATTENDANTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WERE INJURED, AND A PAX, THAT HAD BEEN IN THE LAVATORY, WAS ALSO 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.