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B737-800 cabin attendants injured during encounter with clear air turbulence during descent for landing with seatbelt sign on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 45 |
| ASRS Report | 513067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Upon descent of aircraft, we encountered severe turbulence. Seatbelt sign was on. I was assisting a passenger. I was not hurt. 2 flight attendants in coach were doing a beverage service. They were both hurt. The flight was met by paramedics and airline management. 1 flight attendant injured her knee, the other injured her back. We had no warning of oncoming events. Captain stated he had no indication on radar of aircraft. Seems to be a case of severe clear air turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 CABIN ATTENDANTS INJURED DURING ENCOUNTER WITH CLR AIR TURB DURING DSCNT FOR LNDG WITH SEATBELT SIGN ON.
Narrative: UPON DSCNT OF ACFT, WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON. I WAS ASSISTING A PAX. I WAS NOT HURT. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN COACH WERE DOING A BEVERAGE SVC. THEY WERE BOTH HURT. THE FLT WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS AND AIRLINE MGMNT. 1 FLT ATTENDANT INJURED HER KNEE, THE OTHER INJURED HER BACK. WE HAD NO WARNING OF ONCOMING EVENTS. CAPT STATED HE HAD NO INDICATION ON RADAR OF ACFT. SEEMS TO BE A CASE OF SEVERE CLR AIR TURB.
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.