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B777 flight crew reported three flight attendants were slightly injured in a wake turbulence encounter at FL320 near tnt VOR in england.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1505440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EGTT.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1417 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Approaching FL320 in the climb; clear; smooth with seat belt sign off. Experienced probable wake turbulence for approximately 5 seconds. Smooth air immediately before and after event. No airplanes in close proximity that we saw. Called purser; she reported all ok. Later the purser reported that 3 flight attendants were reporting minor injuries; but were able to perform their duties. All were able to complete the flight while performing all normal duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 flight crew reported three Flight Attendants were slightly injured in a wake turbulence encounter at FL320 near TNT VOR in England.
Narrative: Approaching FL320 in the climb; clear; smooth with seat belt sign off. Experienced probable wake turbulence for approximately 5 seconds. Smooth air immediately before and after event. No airplanes in close proximity that we saw. Called purser; she reported all ok. Later the purser reported that 3 flight attendants were reporting minor injuries; but were able to perform their duties. All were able to complete the flight while performing all normal duties.
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.