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Cabin attendant report, B757, lax-mia. Encountered clear air turbulence and cabin attendant injured. Captain called for medical assistance in mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 497031 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
2 hours into the flight, our aircraft encountered clear air turbulence. Flight attendant #2 was thrown against the aft galley door 4L, and hit his head. I informed the captain to send a message to mia for a manager to meet the flight to take the flight attendant to medical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-MIA. ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB AND CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED. CAPT CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN MIA.
Narrative: 2 HRS INTO THE FLT, OUR ACFT ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS THROWN AGAINST THE AFT GALLEY DOOR 4L, AND HIT HIS HEAD. I INFORMED THE CAPT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO MIA FOR A MGR TO MEET THE FLT TO TAKE THE FLT ATTENDANT TO MEDICAL.
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.