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B777-200 crew encountered clear air turbulence that threw a flight attendant off his feet, before he was able to take a seat in ZBW class a. Reporter alleges other flight attendant injury occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zbw.artcc |
| State Reference | NH |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 581346 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Turbulence hit (clear air). Was going for my jump seat when it threw me off of my feet. I was able to recover, and get into my seat without injury.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777-200 CREW ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB THAT THREW A FLT ATTENDANT OFF HIS FEET, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE A SEAT IN ZBW CLASS A. RPTR ALLEGES OTHER FLT ATTENDANT INJURY OCCURRED.
Narrative: TURB HIT (CLR AIR). WAS GOING FOR MY JUMP SEAT WHEN IT THREW ME OFF OF MY FEET. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER, AND GET INTO MY SEAT WITHOUT INJURY.
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.