Air carrier medium large transport in flight encounter with WX. Thunderstorm activity.

Attributes
ACN	93482
Time
Date	198808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	93482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	93467
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

At about 70 mi north of cae at FL310 WX was noticed at 12 O'clock. The seatbelt sign was turned on and I asked ZJX for a WX deviation to the right or left of course to avoid WX in the vicinity of columbia, sc. The controller responded that the flight was cleared to deviate east. The aircraft was turned 15 degrees east of course to avoid a major cell. When the cell was 20-25 west of our position and the aircraft was 30 NM east southeast of columbia we began to enter occasional very light rain. Ignition and engine heat was turned on. No significant WX showed on the radar other than the cell we were deviating from. We had 2 mild intermittent bumps followed by moderate chop for 30 seconds. During this 30 seconds we had what appeared to be a static discharge. We then entered clear air and got 2 sharp intermittent jolts. We were soon notified that we had an injured F/a and that we should land. We declared an emergency and landed at sav west/O further incident. Injuries were limited to bumps and bruises. F/a's were notified as to the possibility of turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG IN FLT ENCOUNTER WITH WX. TSTM ACTIVITY.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 70 MI N OF CAE AT FL310 WX WAS NOTICED AT 12 O'CLOCK. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON AND I ASKED ZJX FOR A WX DEVIATION TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT OF COURSE TO AVOID WX IN THE VICINITY OF COLUMBIA, SC. THE CTLR RESPONDED THAT THE FLT WAS CLRED TO DEVIATE E. THE ACFT WAS TURNED 15 DEGS E OF COURSE TO AVOID A MAJOR CELL. WHEN THE CELL WAS 20-25 W OF OUR POS AND THE ACFT WAS 30 NM E SE OF COLUMBIA WE BEGAN TO ENTER OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT RAIN. IGNITION AND ENG HEAT WAS TURNED ON. NO SIGNIFICANT WX SHOWED ON THE RADAR OTHER THAN THE CELL WE WERE DEVIATING FROM. WE HAD 2 MILD INTERMITTENT BUMPS FOLLOWED BY MODERATE CHOP FOR 30 SECS. DURING THIS 30 SECS WE HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A STATIC DISCHARGE. WE THEN ENTERED CLEAR AIR AND GOT 2 SHARP INTERMITTENT JOLTS. WE WERE SOON NOTIFIED THAT WE HAD AN INJURED F/A AND THAT WE SHOULD LAND. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT SAV W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BUMPS AND BRUISES. F/A'S WERE NOTIFIED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF TURB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.