On climb onboard F100, aircraft hit clear air turbulence at 8000 ft without incident. Cabin attendants and all but one passenger secured with seat belts due to advance warning from flight crew.

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Attributes
ACN	406918
Time
Date	199806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	406918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Captain advised us to stay in our jumpseats until he told us otherwise, as he suspected it could be bumpy on our climb. We hit clear air turbulence unexpectedly at about 8000 ft. Everything in the galley was thrown around (glassware was chipped). A first class passenger flew into the air, as he did not have his seat belt on. He was not hurt, just scared. I made a couple of PA's instructing passenger to keep their seat belts on and reassuring them that everything was ok. We (the flight attendants) were not hurt because our captain took the preventive measure of keeping us in our jump seats. Cockpit should be made aware of how much they can help us by keeping us informed of possible turbulence. Many airlines now have the policy of keeping the seat belt sign on at all times. This only desensitizes passenger. How will anyone know if there is a real threat of turbulence, if the seat belt is always on?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON CLB ONBOARD F100, ACFT HIT CLR AIR TURB AT 8000 FT WITHOUT INCIDENT. CABIN ATTENDANTS AND ALL BUT ONE PAX SECURED WITH SEAT BELTS DUE TO ADVANCE WARNING FROM FLC.

Narrative: CAPT ADVISED US TO STAY IN OUR JUMPSEATS UNTIL HE TOLD US OTHERWISE, AS HE SUSPECTED IT COULD BE BUMPY ON OUR CLB. WE HIT CLR AIR TURB UNEXPECTEDLY AT ABOUT 8000 FT. EVERYTHING IN THE GALLEY WAS THROWN AROUND (GLASSWARE WAS CHIPPED). A FIRST CLASS PAX FLEW INTO THE AIR, AS HE DID NOT HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON. HE WAS NOT HURT, JUST SCARED. I MADE A COUPLE OF PA'S INSTRUCTING PAX TO KEEP THEIR SEAT BELTS ON AND REASSURING THEM THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. WE (THE FLT ATTENDANTS) WERE NOT HURT BECAUSE OUR CAPT TOOK THE PREVENTIVE MEASURE OF KEEPING US IN OUR JUMP SEATS. COCKPIT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF HOW MUCH THEY CAN HELP US BY KEEPING US INFORMED OF POSSIBLE TURB. MANY AIRLINES NOW HAVE THE POLICY OF KEEPING THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON AT ALL TIMES. THIS ONLY DESENSITIZES PAX. HOW WILL ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A REAL THREAT OF TURB, IF THE SEAT BELT IS ALWAYS ON?

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.