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Flight attendant injured when a B777 encounters wake turbulence of a B747 during a departure from ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ord |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 783029 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
While complying with ATC assigned radar vector we flew through the wake turbulence of a slower flying B747. Seat belt sign on however the flight attendants were up. Flight attendant was in the forward galley and fell against the galley counter; injuring both forearms. She continued to work the entire flight but said she had bruised from the incident.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter indicated that the encounter was a single jolt. The flight attendant denied medical attention on arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED WHEN A B777 ENCOUNTERS WAKE TURBULENCE OF A B747 DURING A DEP FROM ORD.
Narrative: WHILE COMPLYING WITH ATC ASSIGNED RADAR VECTOR WE FLEW THROUGH THE WAKE TURBULENCE OF A SLOWER FLYING B747. SEAT BELT SIGN ON HOWEVER THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE UP. FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND FELL AGAINST THE GALLEY COUNTER; INJURING BOTH FOREARMS. SHE CONTINUED TO WORK THE ENTIRE FLT BUT SAID SHE HAD BRUISED FROM THE INCIDENT.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE ENCOUNTER WAS A SINGLE JOLT. THE FLT ATTENDANT DENIED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON ARRIVAL.
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.