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Air carrier at cruise in positive control area over water encounters turbulence. Knocks things and people around in cabin. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 32700 msl bound upper : 33300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 200857 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 201343 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At cruise penetrating a line of WX using radar (TCASII radar) we encountered moderate turbulence. Altdevs of +/-300 ft and minimal airspeed fluctuations. The radar did not paint anything at the point we encountered the turbulence. There were no reports of injuries in the back, but there were numerous broken dishes and food all over the seats and floor. Continued trip to destination with no further problems noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR AT CRUISE IN PCA OVER WATER ENCOUNTERS TURB. KNOCKS THINGS AND PEOPLE AROUND IN CABIN. ALTDEV.
Narrative: AT CRUISE PENETRATING A LINE OF WX USING RADAR (TCASII RADAR) WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB. ALTDEVS OF +/-300 FT AND MINIMAL AIRSPD FLUCTUATIONS. THE RADAR DID NOT PAINT ANYTHING AT THE POINT WE ENCOUNTERED THE TURB. THERE WERE NO RPTS OF INJURIES IN THE BACK, BUT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BROKEN DISHES AND FOOD ALL OVER THE SEATS AND FLOOR. CONTINUED TRIP TO DEST WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.
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.