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Attributes | |
ACN | 269039 |
Time | |
Date | 199404 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
Route In Use | enroute airway : tpa |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
ASRS Report | 269039 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
ASRS Report | 269296 |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were in a descent to cross ridge intersection at 11000 ft. Our speed was 250 KTS. As we entered the broken clouds to overcast, we were not showing any echoes on the radar. Turbulence was light initially, then we experienced a moderate bump. We requested lower immediately, the seat belt sign had been for the entire flight. The captain had made a PA prior to entering the cloud deck and reiterated to everyone to fasten their seat belts. Also he told the flight attendants to discontinue their service. One passenger on the last row did not have her seat belt on. When we hit the bump she hit the ceiling. Also the flight attendants were up trying to stow the service carts. We requested paramedics through the company and landed with no further incidents. Supplemental information from acn 269296: passenger in rear did not have seat belt on and was thrown against the ceiling which resulted in a small cut on top of her head. The flight attendants were also hurt in the process of trying to put away the serving cart. All were checked at the aircraft and were sent to hospital in tpa for further examination. The flight attendants were released and returned to the motel. I had no further information on the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX CABIN ATTENDANT BEHAVIOR PERSONAL INJURY AFTER INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH TURB EXPERIENCED.
Narrative: WE WERE IN A DSCNT TO CROSS RIDGE INTXN AT 11000 FT. OUR SPD WAS 250 KTS. AS WE ENTERED THE BROKEN CLOUDS TO OVCST, WE WERE NOT SHOWING ANY ECHOES ON THE RADAR. TURB WAS LIGHT INITIALLY, THEN WE EXPERIENCED A MODERATE BUMP. WE REQUESTED LOWER IMMEDIATELY, THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN FOR THE ENTIRE FLT. THE CAPT HAD MADE A PA PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLOUD DECK AND REITERATED TO EVERYONE TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS. ALSO HE TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO DISCONTINUE THEIR SVC. ONE PAX ON THE LAST ROW DID NOT HAVE HER SEAT BELT ON. WHEN WE HIT THE BUMP SHE HIT THE CEILING. ALSO THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE UP TRYING TO STOW THE SVC CARTS. WE REQUESTED PARAMEDICS THROUGH THE COMPANY AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 269296: PAX IN REAR DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CEILING WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL CUT ON TOP OF HER HEAD. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ALSO HURT IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO PUT AWAY THE SERVING CART. ALL WERE CHKED AT THE ACFT AND WERE SENT TO HOSPITAL IN TPA FOR FURTHER EXAM. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE RELEASED AND RETURNED TO THE MOTEL. I HAD NO FURTHER INFO ON THE PAX.
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.