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Flight attendant injured when widebody transport aircraft encounters clear air turbulence in sgfa airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vas |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : sgfa |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 404320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just prior vas VOR (asuncion, paraguay) at FL330, we encountered moderate turbulence for a few seconds. The WX was clear, visibility unlimited, and the ride had been smooth up until the turbulence. The seat belt sign was off at the time. Ride smooth after turbulence. One of the flight attendants in the rear of the airplane was injured with a possible broken ankle. We contacted company dispatch and medical. Gave first aid to flight attendant. Continued on to destination. All other passenger and crew were ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED WHEN WDB ACFT ENCOUNTERS CLR AIR TURB IN SGFA AIRSPACE.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR VAS VOR (ASUNCION, PARAGUAY) AT FL330, WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE WX WAS CLR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, AND THE RIDE HAD BEEN SMOOTH UP UNTIL THE TURB. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS OFF AT THE TIME. RIDE SMOOTH AFTER TURB. ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE WAS INJURED WITH A POSSIBLE BROKEN ANKLE. WE CONTACTED COMPANY DISPATCH AND MEDICAL. GAVE FIRST AID TO FLT ATTENDANT. CONTINUED ON TO DEST. ALL OTHER PAX AND CREW WERE OK.
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.