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Widebody transport descending to FL330 encountered turbulence. 1 cabin attendant suffered a broken ankle. ATC alleges flight overshot altitude by 300 ft but flight crew denies it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 32700 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa artcc : zdc |
| 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 other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 361685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 361386 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
While descending to FL330, we encountered a jolt of moderate turbulence. We were advised by the center that they showed us 300 ft off altitude. We were in turbulence and responded we showed 20 ft off FL330. A few mins later we were advised a flight attendant had injured her leg in the turbulence. We declared an emergency and landed at sfo. Supplemental information from acn 361386: we were then notified by the 'a' flight attendant that one of the aft flight attendants had fallen and broken her ankle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB DSNDING TO FL330 ENCOUNTERED TURB. 1 CABIN ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE. ATC ALLEGES FLT OVERSHOT ALT BY 300 FT BUT FLC DENIES IT.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING TO FL330, WE ENCOUNTERED A JOLT OF MODERATE TURB. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE CTR THAT THEY SHOWED US 300 FT OFF ALT. WE WERE IN TURB AND RESPONDED WE SHOWED 20 FT OFF FL330. A FEW MINS LATER WE WERE ADVISED A FLT ATTENDANT HAD INJURED HER LEG IN THE TURB. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT SFO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 361386: WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED BY THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT THAT ONE OF THE AFT FLT ATTENDANTS HAD FALLEN AND BROKEN HER ANKLE.
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.