<< >> NASA ASRS Report 546210, April 2002

B767 cabin attendants thrown around during descent due to severe turbulence. They were finally able to be seated in jump seat.

Attributes
ACN	546210
Time
Date	200204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 23 flight attendant time total : 23 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	546210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On final approach/descent, we encountered severe clear air turbulence. Myself and the #3 flight attendant were thrown about the galley and eventually to the floor. We sat on the floor, holding onto one another's arm in the hope of keeping each other from flying about again. I was quite scared and nervous. We eventually were able to get to a jump seat, but continued to be tossed about.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CABIN ATTENDANTS THROWN AROUND DURING DSCNT DUE TO SEVERE TURB. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO BE SEATED IN JUMP SEAT.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH/DSCNT, WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLR AIR TURB. MYSELF AND THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT WERE THROWN ABOUT THE GALLEY AND EVENTUALLY TO THE FLOOR. WE SAT ON THE FLOOR, HOLDING ONTO ONE ANOTHER'S ARM IN THE HOPE OF KEEPING EACH OTHER FROM FLYING ABOUT AGAIN. I WAS QUITE SCARED AND NERVOUS. WE EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE TO GET TO A JUMP SEAT, BUT CONTINUED TO BE TOSSED ABOUT.

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.