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Pilot report, B767, sfo-jfk. Sudden wake turbulence climbing out of sfo at FL320. Cabin attendant injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| 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 : 14000 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 486488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 31 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We were climbing out of sfo, en route to jfk, and encountered wake turbulence from a preceding flight, which caused a flight attendant to hit her wrist against a service cart, injuring it. Previous to the wake turbulence encounter, we were in smooth air. The encounter lasted approximately 5 seconds and we were once again in smooth air. This type of event is difficult to predict and/or prevent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, B767, SFO-JFK. SUDDEN WAKE TURB CLBING OUT OF SFO AT FL320. CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF SFO, ENRTE TO JFK, AND ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM A PRECEDING FLT, WHICH CAUSED A FLT ATTENDANT TO HIT HER WRIST AGAINST A SVC CART, INJURING IT. PREVIOUS TO THE WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER, WE WERE IN SMOOTH AIR. THE ENCOUNTER LASTED APPROX 5 SECONDS AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN IN SMOOTH AIR. THIS TYPE OF EVENT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND/OR PREVENT.
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.