B767 crew encountered moderate turbulence associated with convective activity. A passenger, baby, that was being held in the parents' lap, was not properly held, and was injured when he fell. He also had hot coffee spilled on him.

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Attributes
ACN	578445
Time
Date	200304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : obk.vor
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	578445
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wx radar other other : 7.3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Passenger Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Approaching thunderstorms. We deviated north and slowed to .78 mach, seatbelt sign was on. After 5 mins, we hit light, occasional moderate turbulence. Airspeed bounced from .76-.79 mach turbulence. Lasted approximately 2 mins. 5 mins after that, flight attendants called and said a baby was being held, and fell and hit its head, but was alright. Flight attendant also stated that coffee was spilled -- possibly on the child. We repeatedly checked on the child via the flight attendants, who said the parent was initially hysterical, but quickly calmed down, and was actually nice about the incident. About 30-40 mins out of jfk, flight attendant said the parents said the baby had a red area on its back, possibly from spilled coffee, and were requesting medical assistance at jfk. We contacted jfk operations, and a paramedic crew met the passenger upon arrival. The child seemed happy and healthy upon deplaning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. A PAX, BABY, THAT WAS BEING HELD IN THE PARENTS' LAP, WAS NOT PROPERLY HELD, AND WAS INJURED WHEN HE FELL. HE ALSO HAD HOT COFFEE SPILLED ON HIM.

Narrative: APCHING TSTMS. WE DEVIATED N AND SLOWED TO .78 MACH, SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON. AFTER 5 MINS, WE HIT LIGHT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE TURB. AIRSPD BOUNCED FROM .76-.79 MACH TURB. LASTED APPROX 2 MINS. 5 MINS AFTER THAT, FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND SAID A BABY WAS BEING HELD, AND FELL AND HIT ITS HEAD, BUT WAS ALRIGHT. FLT ATTENDANT ALSO STATED THAT COFFEE WAS SPILLED -- POSSIBLY ON THE CHILD. WE REPEATEDLY CHKED ON THE CHILD VIA THE FLT ATTENDANTS, WHO SAID THE PARENT WAS INITIALLY HYSTERICAL, BUT QUICKLY CALMED DOWN, AND WAS ACTUALLY NICE ABOUT THE INCIDENT. ABOUT 30-40 MINS OUT OF JFK, FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE PARENTS SAID THE BABY HAD A RED AREA ON ITS BACK, POSSIBLY FROM SPILLED COFFEE, AND WERE REQUESTING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT JFK. WE CONTACTED JFK OPS, AND A PARAMEDIC CREW MET THE PAX UPON ARR. THE CHILD SEEMED HAPPY AND HEALTHY UPON DEPLANING.

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.