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A B727 cargo carrier encounters severe turbulence while flying in ZJX airspace. Aircraft ascends 900 ft above assigned altitude and 800 ft below assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356217 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dbn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 30200 msl bound upper : 31900 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : jax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise 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 : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 356217 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Situation: extreme vertical air currents encountered. Thrusted aircraft approximately 900 ft above, then approximately 800 ft below assigned altitude. Reported the severe turbulence to ZJX. No damage to aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 CARGO CARRIER ENCOUNTERS SEVERE TURB WHILE FLYING IN ZJX AIRSPACE. ACFT ASCENDS 900 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT AND 800 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: SIT: EXTREME VERT AIR CURRENTS ENCOUNTERED. THRUSTED ACFT APPROX 900 FT ABOVE, THEN APPROX 800 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT. RPTED THE SEVERE TURB TO ZJX. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.
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.