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Attributes | |
ACN | 1440422 |
Time | |
Date | 201704 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZOB.ARTCC |
State Reference | OH |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
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 800 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 11182 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While at cruise [a] flight attendant was hurt when the aircraft [encountered] wake turbulence at FL340. It only lasted a second but it went from smooth calm air to moderate turbulence back to calm in seconds. [The flight attendant] said she was fine afterwards but the next day she decided to file a report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported a Flight Attendant was injured during a wake turbulence encounter at FL340.
Narrative: While at cruise [a] Flight Attendant was hurt when the aircraft [encountered] wake turbulence at FL340. It only lasted a second but it went from smooth calm air to moderate turbulence back to calm in seconds. [The Flight Attendant] said she was fine afterwards but the next day she decided to file a report.
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.