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A B737 crew, en route from mia to san juan (tjsj), encountered clear air turbulence, injuring a flight attendant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 545121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight attendant #2 in the aft galley with flight attendant #4. Flight attendant #2 was getting a beverage for a passenger who was also in the aft galley area. We hit clear air turbulence and flight attendant #2 was thrown from the aft left door into the aisle where she hit her head and twisted her knee. The passenger and flight attendant #4 were also thrown to the floor, but were not hurt. Flight attendant #2 was taken to the hospital for x-rays in san juan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CREW, ENRTE FROM MIA TO SAN JUAN (TJSJ), ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB, INJURING A FLT ATTENDANT.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 IN THE AFT GALLEY WITH FLT ATTENDANT #4. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS GETTING A BEVERAGE FOR A PAX WHO WAS ALSO IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA. WE HIT CLR AIR TURB AND FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS THROWN FROM THE AFT L DOOR INTO THE AISLE WHERE SHE HIT HER HEAD AND TWISTED HER KNEE. THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 WERE ALSO THROWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT WERE NOT HURT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS IN SAN JUAN.
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.