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A DC10 enters an area of precipitation and turbulence with all passenger and flight attendants strapped in. 5 passenger later complain of back injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 405535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 405628 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just after passing mkc (VOR) and deviating around level 3-4 thunderstorms, we were about 15-20 seconds from 'breaking out' of the other side of the line of storms when we encountered severe turbulence. One major jolt and then we were in the clear. The flight attendants were seated as well as all passenger. Previous flts had taken the same route with good results. After the encounter, 3 or 4 passenger complained of injuries (back injuries, allegedly). The flight continued uneventfully to denver. Supplemental information from acn 405628: we were deviating around thunderstorms using radar and visual methods. ATC had advised us that another flight had gone through the same area with a good ride in heavy rain. Encountered severe turbulence that disconnected the autoplt and autothrottles. 5 passenger complained of minor injuries. The whole encounter was over in 15 seconds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10 ENTERS AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION AND TURB WITH ALL PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS STRAPPED IN. 5 PAX LATER COMPLAIN OF BACK INJURIES.
Narrative: JUST AFTER PASSING MKC (VOR) AND DEVIATING AROUND LEVEL 3-4 TSTMS, WE WERE ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS FROM 'BREAKING OUT' OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE OF STORMS WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. ONE MAJOR JOLT AND THEN WE WERE IN THE CLR. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SEATED AS WELL AS ALL PAX. PREVIOUS FLTS HAD TAKEN THE SAME RTE WITH GOOD RESULTS. AFTER THE ENCOUNTER, 3 OR 4 PAX COMPLAINED OF INJURIES (BACK INJURIES, ALLEGEDLY). THE FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO DENVER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 405628: WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND TSTMS USING RADAR AND VISUAL METHODS. ATC HAD ADVISED US THAT ANOTHER FLT HAD GONE THROUGH THE SAME AREA WITH A GOOD RIDE IN HVY RAIN. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB THAT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES. 5 PAX COMPLAINED OF MINOR INJURIES. THE WHOLE ENCOUNTER WAS OVER IN 15 SECONDS.
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.