B777 crew had encounter with severe clear air turbulence in ZMA oceanic airspace.

Attributes
ACN	499130
Time
Date	200012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15.5 flight attendant time total : 15.5 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	499130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty other personnel other
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While doing the morning follow-on service, we experienced severe turbulence. We attempted to move the meal cart back into the business class galley. Before we could get into the galley, we hit a really big bump. Supplies and food flew off of the cart, and off of passenger's trays. There were no reported or apparent injuries in business class. Flight attendant from coach class called to report via the interphone that the flight attendant #2 had been injured when she hit her head on the galley ceiling. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: flight was international, from sabe to mia. The encounter occurred about 1 1/2 hours out of mia. Flight crew had medical attention meet the aircraft to attend to the flight attendant's injury. The encounter was without warning. The seatbelt sign was not on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CREW HAD ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE CLR AIR TURB IN ZMA OCEANIC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE DOING THE MORNING FOLLOW-ON SVC, WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB. WE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE MEAL CART BACK INTO THE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY. BEFORE WE COULD GET INTO THE GALLEY, WE HIT A REALLY BIG BUMP. SUPPLIES AND FOOD FLEW OFF OF THE CART, AND OFF OF PAX'S TRAYS. THERE WERE NO RPTED OR APPARENT INJURIES IN BUSINESS CLASS. FLT ATTENDANT FROM COACH CLASS CALLED TO RPT VIA THE INTERPHONE THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT #2 HAD BEEN INJURED WHEN SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE GALLEY CEILING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FLT WAS INTL, FROM SABE TO MIA. THE ENCOUNTER OCCURRED ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS OUT OF MIA. FLC HAD MEDICAL ATTN MEET THE ACFT TO ATTEND TO THE FLT ATTENDANT'S INJURY. THE ENCOUNTER WAS WITHOUT WARNING. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS NOT ON.

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.