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Flight attendant injury when air carrier medium large transport aircraft encountered thunderstorm heavy turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212002 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mcb |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 212002 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
40 NM north of thunderstorms, we were in cirrus clouds. Without warning we encountered severe turbulence at FL270. Our WX radar was on, and painting the WX to the south of our course. There was frozen rain hitting the windscreen during the turbulence. No aircraft ahead or behind us encountered the turbulence. It lasted no more than 20 seconds. The seat belt sign was on, but the flight attendants were serving. No reported passenger injuries. 1 flight attendant fell to the floor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURY WHEN ACR MLG ACFT ENCOUNTERED TSTM HVY TURB.
Narrative: 40 NM N OF TSTMS, WE WERE IN CIRRUS CLOUDS. WITHOUT WARNING WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AT FL270. OUR WX RADAR WAS ON, AND PAINTING THE WX TO THE S OF OUR COURSE. THERE WAS FROZEN RAIN HITTING THE WINDSCREEN DURING THE TURB. NO ACFT AHEAD OR BEHIND US ENCOUNTERED THE TURB. IT LASTED NO MORE THAN 20 SECONDS. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON, BUT THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SERVING. NO RPTED PAX INJURIES. 1 FLT ATTENDANT FELL TO THE FLOOR.
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.