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Air carrier large transport encountered brief moderate turbulence. Seat belt sign was on and flight attendant had been warned to situation down. 2 flight attendant's and 2 passengers claimed minor injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 165934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : r759 enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 165934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| 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:
Level at 33000' with light chop, had seat belt sign on, radar on, and painting line of WX to our left approximately 30 mi, 20 degrees off nose. Between layers on R759 approximately 35-40 mi south of brcus intersection. Had just called F/a's to make sure they were seated. Was told they had cart out. I said it would be best to situation down. Approximately 1 1/2-2 1/2 mins later, we had a little chop, then 1 moderate down draft (no loss of altitude). Then smooth and clear. 1 passenger was in rear lav and was cut on the head. 1 passenger seated said she hurt her shoulder. 1 F/a said she hurt a rib. 1 F/a 4 1/2 months pregnant said she would like to have herself checked. I went to cabin and asked each person if they would like to go back to bwi or anywhere--chs, ilm. All said no, to go on to sju. 150 mi from sju called company and had medical people meet flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT ENCOUNTERED BRIEF MODERATE TURBULENCE. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND FA HAD BEEN WARNED TO SIT DOWN. 2 FA'S AND 2 PASSENGERS CLAIMED MINOR INJURY.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 33000' WITH LIGHT CHOP, HAD SEAT BELT SIGN ON, RADAR ON, AND PAINTING LINE OF WX TO OUR LEFT APPROX 30 MI, 20 DEGS OFF NOSE. BTWN LAYERS ON R759 APPROX 35-40 MI S OF BRCUS INTXN. HAD JUST CALLED F/A'S TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SEATED. WAS TOLD THEY HAD CART OUT. I SAID IT WOULD BE BEST TO SIT DOWN. APPROX 1 1/2-2 1/2 MINS LATER, WE HAD A LITTLE CHOP, THEN 1 MODERATE DOWN DRAFT (NO LOSS OF ALT). THEN SMOOTH AND CLR. 1 PAX WAS IN REAR LAV AND WAS CUT ON THE HEAD. 1 PAX SEATED SAID SHE HURT HER SHOULDER. 1 F/A SAID SHE HURT A RIB. 1 F/A 4 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT SAID SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HERSELF CHKED. I WENT TO CABIN AND ASKED EACH PERSON IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO BWI OR ANYWHERE--CHS, ILM. ALL SAID NO, TO GO ON TO SJU. 150 MI FROM SJU CALLED COMPANY AND HAD MEDICAL PEOPLE MEET FLT.
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.