Flight attendant and passenger injuries due to sudden and severe turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	308409
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : flm
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	308409
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	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Vectoring clear of rain shower. Visibility was very restr by haze. We entered the edge of a cloud that was not indicated on radar. The seat belt sign was on for turbulence. The flight had been smooth. There was turbulence 5 mins after the seat belt sign was turned on with PA. The injuries were: passenger that did not have seat belt on. 2 flight attendants that were moving a trash cart for storage. 1 flight attendant standing in the galley. Corrective action: there should be more thought given to the use of the seat belt sign. This could help to regain the respect for the seat belt sign.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX INJURIES DUE TO SUDDEN AND SEVERE TURB.

Narrative: VECTORING CLR OF RAIN SHOWER. VISIBILITY WAS VERY RESTR BY HAZE. WE ENTERED THE EDGE OF A CLOUD THAT WAS NOT INDICATED ON RADAR. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON FOR TURB. THE FLT HAD BEEN SMOOTH. THERE WAS TURB 5 MINS AFTER THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON WITH PA. THE INJURIES WERE: PAX THAT DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WERE MOVING A TRASH CART FOR STORAGE. 1 FLT ATTENDANT STANDING IN THE GALLEY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THERE SHOULD BE MORE THOUGHT GIVEN TO THE USE OF THE SEAT BELT SIGN. THIS COULD HELP TO REGAIN THE RESPECT FOR THE SEAT BELT SIGN.

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.