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A B767 PIC report on the possible injury to a flight attendant when the flight encountered severe turbulence on descent into iad.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : doccs |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : jasen |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 537469 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On jasen arrival inbound to iad, we experienced severe turbulence. The turbulence lasted approximately 30 seconds. Our position was inside of doccs intersection descending through about 9000 ft. Our speed was 250 KTS. The flight conditions from top of descent to this point were mostly continuous light chop as was reported to us to expect on the way into iad. The seatbelt sign was on and had been on for some time. As the intensity of the chop increased, I made a PA announcement for the flight attendants to take a seat. I was later informed that a flight attendant may have been injured, so we asked that paramedics meet the aircraft. Approach and landing uneventful. On arrival we asked maintenance to do a structural check of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 PIC RPT ON THE POSSIBLE INJURY TO A FLT ATTENDANT WHEN THE FLT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB ON DSCNT INTO IAD.
Narrative: ON JASEN ARR INBOUND TO IAD, WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB. THE TURB LASTED APPROX 30 SECONDS. OUR POS WAS INSIDE OF DOCCS INTXN DSNDING THROUGH ABOUT 9000 FT. OUR SPD WAS 250 KTS. THE FLT CONDITIONS FROM TOP OF DSCNT TO THIS POINT WERE MOSTLY CONTINUOUS LIGHT CHOP AS WAS RPTED TO US TO EXPECT ON THE WAY INTO IAD. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON AND HAD BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. AS THE INTENSITY OF THE CHOP INCREASED, I MADE A PA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE A SEAT. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED, SO WE ASKED THAT PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL. ON ARR WE ASKED MAINT TO DO A STRUCTURAL CHK OF THE ACFT.
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.