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Two flight attendants were injured descending into mia after their aircraft encountered turbulence. Flight attendants were taken to the hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Turbulence Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 781550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 781551 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Seatbelt sign on. Both pilots with radar selected. Flight attendants asked to prepare cabin for landing at FL360 due to WX in mia area. Cleared to FL240; descending 1000 FPM. Encountered turbulence at FL280. 2 flight attendants injured in aft galley. No medical assistance requested. Flight attendants told to remain seated. Held for 20 mins. Landed mia. At gate; flight attendants requested medical personnel; medics called. I stayed on aircraft until medics removed flight attendants for transport to hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWO FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED DSNDING INTO MIA AFTER THEIR ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURB. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrative: SEATBELT SIGN ON. BOTH PLTS WITH RADAR SELECTED. FLT ATTENDANTS ASKED TO PREPARE CABIN FOR LNDG AT FL360 DUE TO WX IN MIA AREA. CLRED TO FL240; DSNDING 1000 FPM. ENCOUNTERED TURB AT FL280. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED IN AFT GALLEY. NO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED. FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD TO REMAIN SEATED. HELD FOR 20 MINS. LANDED MIA. AT GATE; FLT ATTENDANTS REQUESTED MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICS CALLED. I STAYED ON ACFT UNTIL MEDICS REMOVED FLT ATTENDANTS FOR TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.