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Several passenger injured when MD83 flight runs into severe chop turbulence at 12000 ft approaching mci, mo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci.tracon |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 582445 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 582446 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
At 12000 ft on arrival into mci, severe turbulence in a cloud was encountered. The seat belt sign was on. 1 passenger hit the ceiling above seat. 5 other minor injuries were reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEVERAL PAX INJURED WHEN MD83 FLT RUNS INTO SEVERE CHOP TURB AT 12000 FT APCHING MCI, MO.
Narrative: AT 12000 FT ON ARR INTO MCI, SEVERE TURB IN A CLOUD WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. 1 PAX HIT THE CEILING ABOVE SEAT. 5 OTHER MINOR INJURIES WERE RPTED.
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.