 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Fokker 100 encountered severe turbulence where ATC had reported only occasional light chop. No passenger or crew injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tracon : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 364777 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Level at FL290, after ATC informed us this would be the best ride, mostly smooth with only occasional light chop, I turned seat belt sign off after about 20 mins. Just north of tul VOR, encountered unexpected and unrpted severe turbulence. I immediately turned on seat belt sign and requested immediate descent to lower altitude. Leveled at FL240 where it was smooth. No flight attendants or passenger were injured. Reported event to ATC, and then to dispatch. Continued to msp uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FOKKER 100 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB WHERE ATC HAD RPTED ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT CHOP. NO PAX OR CREW INJURED.
Narrative: LEVEL AT FL290, AFTER ATC INFORMED US THIS WOULD BE THE BEST RIDE, MOSTLY SMOOTH WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT CHOP, I TURNED SEAT BELT SIGN OFF AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS. JUST N OF TUL VOR, ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED AND UNRPTED SEVERE TURB. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON SEAT BELT SIGN AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO LOWER ALT. LEVELED AT FL240 WHERE IT WAS SMOOTH. NO FLT ATTENDANTS OR PAX WERE INJURED. RPTED EVENT TO ATC, AND THEN TO DISPATCH. CONTINUED TO MSP UNEVENTFULLY.
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.