B757 had passenger injury when aircraft encountered climb air turbulence on climb out.

Attributes
ACN	421117
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	421117
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other

Narrative:

We encountered apparently clear air turbulence or turbulence from some other source. A passenger was injured and a medical divert was accomplished to get the passenger medical attention. Problem of communication: approximately 6 aircraft from this airport had departed before us. 2 other airports are in close proximity. No information regarding bad rides were given to us by any aircraft, the controllers, or our airline dispatcher. We made PIREPS to our dispatchers and the departure controller after encountering the bad ride. ATC and airline giving quicker information when safety of flight issues are encountered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 HAD PAX INJURY WHEN ACFT ENCOUNTERED CLB AIR TURB ON CLBOUT.

Narrative: WE ENCOUNTERED APPARENTLY CLR AIR TURB OR TURB FROM SOME OTHER SOURCE. A PAX WAS INJURED AND A MEDICAL DIVERT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO GET THE PAX MEDICAL ATTN. PROB OF COM: APPROX 6 ACFT FROM THIS ARPT HAD DEPARTED BEFORE US. 2 OTHER ARPTS ARE IN CLOSE PROX. NO INFO REGARDING BAD RIDES WERE GIVEN TO US BY ANY ACFT, THE CTLRS, OR OUR AIRLINE DISPATCHER. WE MADE PIREPS TO OUR DISPATCHERS AND THE DEP CTLR AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE BAD RIDE. ATC AND AIRLINE GIVING QUICKER INFO WHEN SAFETY OF FLT ISSUES ARE ENCOUNTERED.

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.