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A flight attendant working the A321 mid-ship galley; but assigned a jumpseat much further forward noted that when given warnings to be seated for turbulence; it is often not possible to access the seat in a timely manner especially when it is that flight attendant's assignment to secure the galley before taking the seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1191500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Captain made a PA for flight attendants to take their jumpseat. As I was working the mid-ship galley; I made it to the number x jumpseat--the only jumpseat anywhere near the galley. There was no way I was going to make it to my jumpseat; in front of coach; before the turbulence hit. I had a choice of either holding onto the handle located next to the hot coffee maker or take number X jumpseat. The flight attendant assigned to jumpseat number X came back to the galley and we shared the jumpseat...each taking one strap...so unsafe!! There are flight attendants that could not fit together on one jumpseat. The other choice standing in galley holding on was not a choice; I am 5'8' and have maybe one inch between the top of my head and the ceiling; which is extremely low.the A321 feels every bump along the way; which makes it more important to be near your jumpseat; which should be close to your work. I spend 90% of my time in the mid galley and to not have a safe place to sit when turbulence hits is not right. A lot of times we don't get a lot of notice and if we do I am responsible for closing up the galley. Please re-evaluate the jumpseat for back course galley; before someone gets hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight attendant working the A321 mid-ship galley; but assigned a jumpseat much further forward noted that when given warnings to be seated for turbulence; it is often not possible to access the seat in a timely manner especially when it is that flight attendant's assignment to secure the galley before taking the seat.
Narrative: Captain made a PA for flight attendants to take their jumpseat. As I was working the mid-ship galley; I made it to the Number x jumpseat--the only jumpseat anywhere near the galley. There was no way I was going to make it to my jumpseat; in front of coach; before the turbulence hit. I had a choice of either holding onto the handle located next to the hot coffee maker or take Number X jumpseat. The Flight Attendant assigned to jumpseat Number X came back to the galley and we shared the jumpseat...each taking one strap...so unsafe!! There are flight attendants that could not fit together on one jumpseat. The other choice standing in galley holding on was not a choice; I am 5'8' and have maybe one inch between the top of my head and the ceiling; which is extremely low.The A321 feels every bump along the way; which makes it more important to be near your jumpseat; which should be close to your work. I spend 90% of my time in the mid galley and to not have a safe place to sit when turbulence hits is not right. A lot of times we don't get a lot of notice and if we do I am responsible for closing up the galley. Please re-evaluate the jumpseat for BC galley; before someone gets hurt.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.