<< >> NASA ASRS Report 571011, January 2003

A B767 purser reported that a flight attendant was injured during a clear air turbulence encounter during an international flight.

Attributes
ACN	571011
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzzz.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
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 : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	571011
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We encountered clear air turbulence 2 hours into our flight from gru. My beverage cart was slightly lifted without causing disturbance. I was not injured. I did have to grab onto a passenger seat for balance. Male flight attendant was in aft portion of airplane and was knocked into the emergency exit where a cart was placard. Inserts on top of cart hit him on the head and an empty cart fell on top of him. 3 passenger helped remove cart and another flight attendant helped him to get off the floor. There were 15-20 rows of seats between myself and the flight attendant that was injured and the amount of turbulence was extreme. The aft of the airplane was severe. My area was medium to mild.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 PURSER RPTED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED DURING A CLR AIR TURB ENCOUNTER DURING AN INTL FLT.

Narrative: WE ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB 2 HRS INTO OUR FLT FROM GRU. MY BEVERAGE CART WAS SLIGHTLY LIFTED WITHOUT CAUSING DISTURBANCE. I WAS NOT INJURED. I DID HAVE TO GRAB ONTO A PAX SEAT FOR BAL. MALE FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN AFT PORTION OF AIRPLANE AND WAS KNOCKED INTO THE EMER EXIT WHERE A CART WAS PLACARD. INSERTS ON TOP OF CART HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND AN EMPTY CART FELL ON TOP OF HIM. 3 PAX HELPED REMOVE CART AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT HELPED HIM TO GET OFF THE FLOOR. THERE WERE 15-20 ROWS OF SEATS BTWN MYSELF AND THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT WAS INJURED AND THE AMOUNT OF TURB WAS EXTREME. THE AFT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SEVERE. MY AREA WAS MEDIUM TO MILD.

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.