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An air carrier DC9-30 captain reports that 2 flight attendants were injured in unforecast clear air turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cgi |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 359598 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Encountered unforecast, unrpted clear air turbulence at 21000 ft. 2 flight attendants were injured slightly and released. Reported severe turbulence to ATC, declared emergency, notified paramedics. Another flight reported same turbulence at 23000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DC9-30 CAPT RPTS THAT 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED IN UNFORECAST CLR AIR TURB.
Narrative: ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST, UNRPTED CLR AIR TURB AT 21000 FT. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED SLIGHTLY AND RELEASED. RPTED SEVERE TURB TO ATC, DECLARED EMER, NOTIFIED PARAMEDICS. ANOTHER FLT RPTED SAME TURB AT 23000 FT.
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.