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B767 experienced severe turbulence and 3 flight attendants were injured. Paramedics met the flight upon landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575193 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : amg.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc tower : ixd.tower |
| 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 873 |
| ASRS Report | 575193 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 f/a's |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL350, encountered 2 brief episodes of severe turbulence. Seatbelt sign was on with all passenger seated, but flight attendants in the aisles. 3 flight attendants were injured. No passenger injuries were reported, although passenger were very alarmed. After contact with dispatch and maintenance continued to ZZZ, paramedics met the aircraft to interview flight attendants. Mechanics met the aircraft for required inspections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB AND 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT UPON LNDG.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL350, ENCOUNTERED 2 BRIEF EPISODES OF SEVERE TURB. SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON WITH ALL PAX SEATED, BUT FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AISLES. 3 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. NO PAX INJURIES WERE RPTED, ALTHOUGH PAX WERE VERY ALARMED. AFTER CONTACT WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CONTINUED TO ZZZ, PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT TO INTERVIEW FLT ATTENDANTS. MECHS MET THE ACFT FOR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS.
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.