Large transport crew encountered severe turbulence on descent. Cabin attendants who did not have their seat belts fastened were injured. Captain had previously made a PA announcement requesting all passenger and cabin attendants to be seated, and fasten their seat belts.

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Attributes
ACN	403575
Time
Date	199805
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdx
State Reference	OR
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival 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 : 180 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	403575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger allowed 1 yr old male child to walk in aisle with seat belt sign on. Child fell cutting forehead. A flight attendant put male passenger and child in flight attendant jump seat to treat, displacing a seated flight attendant. Moderate turbulence. 5 flight attendants injured. Flight attendants had been told to be seated. At least 2 flight attendants acknowledged in place message. Aircraft inspected and released. Report filed. No passenger injured due turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT CREW ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB ON DSCNT. CABIN ATTENDANTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED WERE INJURED. CAPT HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE A PA ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING ALL PAX AND CABIN ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED, AND FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS.

Narrative: PAX ALLOWED 1 YR OLD MALE CHILD TO WALK IN AISLE WITH SEAT BELT SIGN ON. CHILD FELL CUTTING FOREHEAD. A FLT ATTENDANT PUT MALE PAX AND CHILD IN FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT TO TREAT, DISPLACING A SEATED FLT ATTENDANT. MODERATE TURB. 5 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED. FLT ATTENDANTS HAD BEEN TOLD TO BE SEATED. AT LEAST 2 FLT ATTENDANTS ACKNOWLEDGED IN PLACE MESSAGE. ACFT INSPECTED AND RELEASED. RPT FILED. NO PAX INJURED DUE TURB.

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.