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A B763 flight attendant, while occupying the aft galley, was physically thrown from ceiling to floor when turbulence was encountered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535471 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 535471 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During flight, aircraft experienced turbulence and I was thrown around, hitting the aft galley ceiling, landing on the floor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B763 FLT ATTENDANT, WHILE OCCUPYING THE AFT GALLEY, WAS PHYSICALLY THROWN FROM CEILING TO FLOOR WHEN TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED.
Narrative: DURING FLT, ACFT EXPERIENCED TURB AND I WAS THROWN AROUND, HITTING THE AFT GALLEY CEILING, LNDG ON THE FLOOR.
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.