B757-200 crew had a passenger injury when flying in the vicinity of thunderstorms descending inbound...

Attributes
ACN	616071
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : vkz.vor
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : heatt
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	616071
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	616069
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wx radar other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

During descent into mia over heatt intersection at approximately 16000 ft, saw a small group of green returns on radar scattered with radar, 0-1 degree tilt. We were in and out of cloud cover. The #1 flight attendant had just made 2 PA's for passenger to be seated and I made a PA for flight attendants to be seated for next 5 mins. #4 flight attendant waited for passenger to come out of aft lavatory. Just as passenger emerged, we hit 2 short duration jolts (5 seconds). Passenger hit corner of lavatory wall behind right ear, right wrist, right elbow. #4 flight attendant caught herself, but not passenger. First officer heard all 3 PA's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD A PAX INJURY WHEN FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF TSTMS DSNDING INBOUND TO MIA, FL.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO MIA OVER HEATT INTXN AT APPROX 16000 FT, SAW A SMALL GROUP OF GREEN RETURNS ON RADAR SCATTERED WITH RADAR, 0-1 DEG TILT. WE WERE IN AND OUT OF CLOUD COVER. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT HAD JUST MADE 2 PA'S FOR PAX TO BE SEATED AND I MADE A PA FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED FOR NEXT 5 MINS. #4 FLT ATTENDANT WAITED FOR PAX TO COME OUT OF AFT LAVATORY. JUST AS PAX EMERGED, WE HIT 2 SHORT DURATION JOLTS (5 SECONDS). PAX HIT CORNER OF LAVATORY WALL BEHIND R EAR, R WRIST, R ELBOW. #4 FLT ATTENDANT CAUGHT HERSELF, BUT NOT PAX. FO HEARD ALL 3 PA'S.

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.

B757-200 crew had a passenger injury when flying in the vicinity of thunderstorms descending inbound to mia, fl.