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A B767 flight attendant, on approach to mia, reported that turbulence twice threw her to the ceiling causing multiple back and neck injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619057 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 21 flight attendant time total : 21 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 619057 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
The aircraft was on approach to miami. The seat belt sign was illuminated less than 5 seconds prior to the incident. I was sitting in the #8 jump seat when the seat belt sign was turned on and captain announced we were 20 mins outside of miami. I told flight attendants #2 and #3 that I would do a walkthrough and I rose and turned to face aircraft l-hand side of cabin. At that moment, severe turbulence hit and I stated, 'forget that, I'm sitting down,' as I reached to the #2 jump seat, so as to allow flight attendant #2 safe access to #8 or #9 jump seat. Before I could touch #2 jump seat, the plane jolted and dropped tossing me into the air and causing me to hit the cabin ceiling before throwing me to the floor. I recall yelling, 'did you hear that crack?' my head was wedged between 3L and the fuselage in the small (approximately 10
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT ATTENDANT, ON APCH TO MIA, RPTED THAT TURB TWICE THREW HER TO THE CEILING CAUSING MULTIPLE BACK AND NECK INJURIES.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS ON APCH TO MIAMI. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED LESS THAN 5 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I WAS SITTING IN THE #8 JUMP SEAT WHEN THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON AND CAPT ANNOUNCED WE WERE 20 MINS OUTSIDE OF MIAMI. I TOLD FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #3 THAT I WOULD DO A WALKTHROUGH AND I ROSE AND TURNED TO FACE ACFT L-HAND SIDE OF CABIN. AT THAT MOMENT, SEVERE TURB HIT AND I STATED, 'FORGET THAT, I'M SITTING DOWN,' AS I REACHED TO THE #2 JUMP SEAT, SO AS TO ALLOW FLT ATTENDANT #2 SAFE ACCESS TO #8 OR #9 JUMP SEAT. BEFORE I COULD TOUCH #2 JUMP SEAT, THE PLANE JOLTED AND DROPPED TOSSING ME INTO THE AIR AND CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CABIN CEILING BEFORE THROWING ME TO THE FLOOR. I RECALL YELLING, 'DID YOU HEAR THAT CRACK?' MY HEAD WAS WEDGED BTWN 3L AND THE FUSELAGE IN THE SMALL (APPROX 10
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.