While diverting for a good view of mt rainier, the aircraft encountered momentary turbulence. The seat belt sign had been turned off and a flight attendant had fallen. The flight was diverted for medical treatment because the flight attendant complained of dizziness and numbness in her arms. She was met by emt personnel, transported to the hospital and released.

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Attributes
ACN	327570
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14800 msl bound upper : 14800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	327570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	327645
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed sea toward slc. We requested and received permission from ZSE to deviate to the south to give our passenger a nice view of mt rainier at sunrise. The skies were clear with unlimited visibility, and the ride was smooth. The seat belt sign was turned off. Climbing through about 14800 ft MSL, while south of mt rainier, we unexpectedly encountered momentary turbulence. After level off at FL370, we became aware that a flight attendant had fallen during the turbulence. While working the cart, the same flight attendant complained of dizziness and decreased feeling in her arms. We immediately requested clearance to boi, the nearest suitable airport, and informed our flight control personnel. A medical emergency was declared, and the flight landed uneventfully at boi. Emt personnel met the flight and the injured flight attendant was removed. Our flight then proceeded uneventfully to slc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE DIVERTING FOR A GOOD VIEW OF MT RAINIER, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY TURB. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AND A FLT ATTENDANT HAD FALLEN. THE FLT WAS DIVERTED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE THE FLT ATTENDANT COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS AND NUMBNESS IN HER ARMS. SHE WAS MET BY EMT PERSONNEL, TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED SEA TOWARD SLC. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM ZSE TO DEVIATE TO THE S TO GIVE OUR PAX A NICE VIEW OF MT RAINIER AT SUNRISE. THE SKIES WERE CLR WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY, AND THE RIDE WAS SMOOTH. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED OFF. CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 14800 FT MSL, WHILE S OF MT RAINIER, WE UNEXPECTEDLY ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY TURB. AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL370, WE BECAME AWARE THAT A FLT ATTENDANT HAD FALLEN DURING THE TURB. WHILE WORKING THE CART, THE SAME FLT ATTENDANT COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS AND DECREASED FEELING IN HER ARMS. WE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED CLRNC TO BOI, THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, AND INFORMED OUR FLT CTL PERSONNEL. A MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED, AND THE FLT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT BOI. EMT PERSONNEL MET THE FLT AND THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT WAS REMOVED. OUR FLT THEN PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY TO SLC.

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.