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Air carrier captain reported they encountered a brief period of severe turbulence at a reportedly smooth altitude. Three people were injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1324971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
At cruise altitude of FL350 ATC reported moderate turbulence ahead between FL330 and FL290. FL270 recommended as a good altitude. I turned on the 'fasten seat belt sign'; and made a PA to be seated. The first officer began descent to FL270. During the descent I made a PA for the flight attendants to be seated. After leveling at FL270 for about 5 minutes and with a smooth ride I phoned flight attendants to resume duties but left the seat belt sign on.at xa:51 encountered severe turbulence at FL270 with a duration of 15 seconds. After event number one flight attendant reported three injuries. Two flight attendants and one passenger who was in the aft lavatory. Decision made to continue to destination. Medical personnel met flight and attended to the three who were involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported they encountered a brief period of severe turbulence at a reportedly smooth altitude. Three people were injured.
Narrative: At cruise altitude of FL350 ATC reported moderate turbulence ahead between FL330 and FL290. FL270 recommended as a good altitude. I turned on the 'fasten seat belt sign'; and made a PA to be seated. The first officer began descent to FL270. During the descent I made a PA for the flight attendants to be seated. After leveling at FL270 for about 5 minutes and with a smooth ride I phoned flight attendants to resume duties but left the seat belt sign on.At XA:51 encountered severe turbulence at FL270 with a duration of 15 seconds. After event number one flight attendant reported three injuries. Two flight attendants and one passenger who was in the aft lavatory. Decision made to continue to destination. Medical personnel met flight and attended to the three who were involved.
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.