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B777 flight crew reported two flight attendants were injured as a result of a wake turbulence encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1354718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 8056 Flight Crew Type 449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 172 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Just leveled off at 29000 feet; passenger seat belt sign was on; flight attendants were beginning service. No turbulence at the time of the event; we hit a moderate jolt that lasted 3 seconds; strong enough that two flight attendants were hurt. I believe it was the wake from another aircraft. [One flight attendant] strained her right ankle. [Another flight attendant] complained of lower back pain. According to the lead flight attendant they were ok to continued to our destination but just to be sure he requested paramedics meet the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 flight crew reported two flight attendants were injured as a result of a wake turbulence encounter.
Narrative: Just leveled off at 29000 feet; passenger seat belt sign was on; flight attendants were beginning service. No turbulence at the time of the event; we hit a moderate jolt that lasted 3 seconds; strong enough that two flight attendants were hurt. I believe it was the wake from another aircraft. [One Flight Attendant] strained her right ankle. [Another Flight Attendant] complained of lower back pain. According to the lead flight attendant they were ok to continued to our destination but just to be sure he requested paramedics meet the aircraft.
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.