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A321 flight crew reported several flight attendants were injured when unreported moderate turbulence was encountered on descent into phx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1449486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While descending through 16500 feet into phx with the seat belt sign on when we encountered unreported moderate turbulence. When I called to have the flight attendants (flight attendant) be seated I was informed by the 1st flight attendant that the two fas in the aft cabin where injured but did not require medical assistance. I then reported the turbulence to abq center. Abq center said ours was their first report of turbulence. After arriving at the gate the first officer and I spoke to the injured fas. The 2nd flight attendant stated she was knocked into the wall of the aft galley and her arm and ankle were sore. The 4th flight attendant stated she managed to grab onto a handle of a cart before being knocked to the ground causing her shoulder to be sore from hanging onto the cart handle. Both fas declined medical assistance saying they felt the injuries were minor. They both called there supervisor to report the incident.no warning from other aircraft or pilots. Pilots and controllers need to report turbulence events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 flight crew reported several flight attendants were injured when unreported moderate turbulence was encountered on descent into PHX.
Narrative: While descending through 16500 feet into PHX with the seat belt sign on when we encountered unreported moderate turbulence. When I called to have the Flight Attendants (FA) be seated I was informed by the 1st FA that the two FAs in the aft cabin where injured but did not require medical assistance. I then reported the turbulence to ABQ Center. ABQ Center said ours was their first report of turbulence. After arriving at the gate the First Officer and I spoke to the injured FAs. The 2nd FA stated she was knocked into the wall of the aft galley and her arm and ankle were sore. The 4th FA stated she managed to grab onto a handle of a cart before being knocked to the ground causing her shoulder to be sore from hanging onto the cart handle. Both FAs declined medical assistance saying they felt the injuries were minor. They both called there supervisor to report the incident.No warning from other aircraft or pilots. Pilots and Controllers need to report turbulence events.
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.