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Cabin attendant and 5 passenger injured when S80 has an in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence. Captain had made 2 PA announcements and cabin attendant 1 PA, regarding the potential for turbulence and need for seat belts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 362170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At XD15Z approximately 40 NM east of atl at FL280 flight encountered a small area of moderate turbulence while deviating 50 NM east of convective WX. The seat belt sign was on for the entire flight up to that point. A PA was made after leveloff stating that we might encounter turbulence en route and that all passenger should remain seated with their seat belts fastened. A second PA was made approximately 5 mins prior to the turbulence encounter stating the same. Flight attendant #1 also made a PA at this time stating that all passenger should remain seated with their seat belts fastened. 5 passenger reported minor injuries. Their names and seat numbers were given to dispatch. Flight attendant also reported being injured. At no time did any information indicate that any of the injuries were serious enough to warrant an air interruption. We therefore continued to ord. Approach and landing were uneventful. Paramedics met flight upon arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT AND 5 PAX INJURED WHEN S80 HAS AN INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH CLR AIR TURB. CAPT HAD MADE 2 PA ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CABIN ATTENDANT 1 PA, REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR TURB AND NEED FOR SEAT BELTS.
Narrative: AT XD15Z APPROX 40 NM E OF ATL AT FL280 FLT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL AREA OF MODERATE TURB WHILE DEVIATING 50 NM E OF CONVECTIVE WX. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON FOR THE ENTIRE FLT UP TO THAT POINT. A PA WAS MADE AFTER LEVELOFF STATING THAT WE MIGHT ENCOUNTER TURB ENRTE AND THAT ALL PAX SHOULD REMAIN SEATED WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED. A SECOND PA WAS MADE APPROX 5 MINS PRIOR TO THE TURB ENCOUNTER STATING THE SAME. FLT ATTENDANT #1 ALSO MADE A PA AT THIS TIME STATING THAT ALL PAX SHOULD REMAIN SEATED WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED. 5 PAX RPTED MINOR INJURIES. THEIR NAMES AND SEAT NUMBERS WERE GIVEN TO DISPATCH. FLT ATTENDANT ALSO RPTED BEING INJURED. AT NO TIME DID ANY INFO INDICATE THAT ANY OF THE INJURIES WERE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN AIR INTERRUPTION. WE THEREFORE CONTINUED TO ORD. APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. PARAMEDICS MET FLT UPON ARR.
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.