Cabin crew injured when severe turbulence is encountered.

Attributes
ACN	140064
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sji
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 34900 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	140064
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	140329
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route mgm-btr, approaching sji at FL350. Radar showed WX well off to right and a small area west of sji. Cleared to deviate as necessary, direct btr when able. Seat belt sign on, F/a's stowing cart and equipment prior to sitting down due to WX anticipated around btr (110 mi ahead). Turned to avoid WX west of sji, began descent. Sudden encounter with severe turbulence while clear of clouds and precipitation aircraft rolled approximately 45 degrees left, then 30 degrees right. No passenger injuries, but all 4 F/a's receives bumps, bruises, strains, and abrasions when cart which they were securing overturned. In looking back I think it would have been best to tell the F/a's not to use the cart at all. We had seat belt lights on due to possible chop. The cart is dangerous in turbulence and it takes 4-5 mins to stow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN CREW INJURED WHEN SEVERE TURBULENCE IS ENCOUNTERED.

Narrative: ENRTE MGM-BTR, APCHING SJI AT FL350. RADAR SHOWED WX WELL OFF TO RIGHT AND A SMALL AREA W OF SJI. CLRED TO DEVIATE AS NECESSARY, DIRECT BTR WHEN ABLE. SEAT BELT SIGN ON, F/A'S STOWING CART AND EQUIP PRIOR TO SITTING DOWN DUE TO WX ANTICIPATED AROUND BTR (110 MI AHEAD). TURNED TO AVOID WX W OF SJI, BEGAN DSCNT. SUDDEN ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURB WHILE CLR OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ACFT ROLLED APPROX 45 DEGS LEFT, THEN 30 DEGS RIGHT. NO PAX INJURIES, BUT ALL 4 F/A'S RECEIVES BUMPS, BRUISES, STRAINS, AND ABRASIONS WHEN CART WHICH THEY WERE SECURING OVERTURNED. IN LOOKING BACK I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEST TO TELL THE F/A'S NOT TO USE THE CART AT ALL. WE HAD SEAT BELT LIGHTS ON DUE TO POSSIBLE CHOP. THE CART IS DANGEROUS IN TURB AND IT TAKES 4-5 MINS TO STOW.

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