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Some flight attendants were slightly bruised or injured when their MD80 encountered turbulence while IMC at FL310.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : diw |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 66 flight time total : 19000 |
| ASRS Report | 404721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Incurred moderate to severe turbulence at FL310 over diw. No passenger injuries reported. However, flight attendants reported injuries that did not prevent them from completing their duties nor exiting the aircraft unassisted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOME FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SLIGHTLY BRUISED OR INJURED WHEN THEIR MD80 ENCOUNTERED TURB WHILE IMC AT FL310.
Narrative: INCURRED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB AT FL310 OVER DIW. NO PAX INJURIES RPTED. HOWEVER, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED INJURIES THAT DID NOT PREVENT THEM FROM COMPLETING THEIR DUTIES NOR EXITING THE ACFT UNASSISTED.
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.