A B767-300 crew, en route to brazil, encountered severe turbulence, injuring several flight attendan...

Attributes
ACN	540423
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 35 flight attendant time total : 35 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	540423
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1 fa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Leaving mia airport, we encountered turbulence climbing out at different altitudes for about 1/2 hour. Several seatbelt PA's were made and the flight attendants working the flight took their jump seats as it was too difficult to stand/serve. Then it got smooth, so the flight attendants again began the service. After about 10 mins we hit a big bump and seemed to drop quite a bit. The working purser was thrown to the floor in the first class aisle and 2 of my deadheading flight attendants were thrown up and down on seat xyz arm rest. The purser then advised me several flight attendants had hit the ceiling in first class and a passenger had been hurt going up and then down on the arm rest at seat xya. I went to the back and found all my flight attendants injured and 1 passenger injured and debris everywhere and cart turned over at the aft galley area. In all, 11 flight attendants were taken to the hospital in sju. I assisted in the clean up, along with others of the deadheading crew. We took over all injured flight attendants positioning and landed in sju for help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 CREW, ENRTE TO BRAZIL, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB, INJURING SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS AND 1 PAX.

Narrative: LEAVING MIA ARPT, WE ENCOUNTERED TURB CLBING OUT AT DIFFERENT ALTS FOR ABOUT 1/2 HR. SEVERAL SEATBELT PA'S WERE MADE AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS WORKING THE FLT TOOK THEIR JUMP SEATS AS IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO STAND/SERVE. THEN IT GOT SMOOTH, SO THE FLT ATTENDANTS AGAIN BEGAN THE SVC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS WE HIT A BIG BUMP AND SEEMED TO DROP QUITE A BIT. THE WORKING PURSER WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR IN THE FIRST CLASS AISLE AND 2 OF MY DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANTS WERE THROWN UP AND DOWN ON SEAT XYZ ARM REST. THE PURSER THEN ADVISED ME SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS HAD HIT THE CEILING IN FIRST CLASS AND A PAX HAD BEEN HURT GOING UP AND THEN DOWN ON THE ARM REST AT SEAT XYA. I WENT TO THE BACK AND FOUND ALL MY FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED AND 1 PAX INJURED AND DEBRIS EVERYWHERE AND CART TURNED OVER AT THE AFT GALLEY AREA. IN ALL, 11 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SJU. I ASSISTED IN THE CLEAN UP, ALONG WITH OTHERS OF THE DEADHEADING CREW. WE TOOK OVER ALL INJURED FLT ATTENDANTS POSITIONING AND LANDED IN SJU FOR HELP.

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.

A B767-300 crew, en route to brazil, encountered severe turbulence, injuring several flight attendants and 1 passenger.