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Air carrier widebody transport encountered sudden sharp turbulence over the pacific at night. 4 cabin attendants and 3 passenger injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 187814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gum |
| State Reference | GU |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 660 |
| ASRS Report | 187814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft encountered sharp moderate turbulence at FL350. Seat belt sign had been on for about 15 mins. Passenger announcement was made asking flight attendants to take their seats just before we encountered a sharp bump. 4 flight attendants hurt and 3 passenger. Unable with radar to detect turbulence. Some rain showers were in area at this time. 2 doctors on board aircraft treated the injured. Followed standard operating procedures. Contacted company, requested medical assistance meeting aircraft. No damage to aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN SHARP TURB OVER THE PACIFIC AT NIGHT. 4 CABIN ATTENDANTS AND 3 PAX INJURED.
Narrative: ACFT ENCOUNTERED SHARP MODERATE TURB AT FL350. SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. PAX ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ASKING FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS JUST BEFORE WE ENCOUNTERED A SHARP BUMP. 4 FLT ATTENDANTS HURT AND 3 PAX. UNABLE WITH RADAR TO DETECT TURB. SOME RAIN SHOWERS WERE IN AREA AT THIS TIME. 2 DOCTORS ON BOARD ACFT TREATED THE INJURED. FOLLOWED STANDARD OPERATING PROCS. CONTACTED COMPANY, REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MEETING ACFT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.
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.