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Attributes | |
ACN | 421289 |
Time | |
Date | 199811 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
State Reference | MD |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | other other : other |
ASRS Report | 421289 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly into climb out, the plane began to shake violently. Looking down the aisle, to the rear of the aircraft, the tail end looked like it was swinging right and left. The motion was not vertical dropping as usually experienced in turbulence. My guess is that it took 5 mins to get out of the 'bad' air. Since it occurred shortly after takeoff, everyone (passenger) was buckled in to their seats, and all crew were strapped into their jump seats. Therefore, there were no injuries. There is no doubt, in my opinion, that injuries would have occurred had we encountered the turbulence in any other phase of the flight where people would have been out of their seats or carts in the aisles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURB DURING CLB ON A B757. ALL CABIN OCCUPANTS WERE SEATED AND BELTED IN.
Narrative: SHORTLY INTO CLBOUT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. LOOKING DOWN THE AISLE, TO THE REAR OF THE ACFT, THE TAIL END LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SWINGING R AND L. THE MOTION WAS NOT VERT DROPPING AS USUALLY EXPERIENCED IN TURB. MY GUESS IS THAT IT TOOK 5 MINS TO GET OUT OF THE 'BAD' AIR. SINCE IT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, EVERYONE (PAX) WAS BUCKLED IN TO THEIR SEATS, AND ALL CREW WERE STRAPPED INTO THEIR JUMP SEATS. THEREFORE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE IS NO DOUBT, IN MY OPINION, THAT INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD WE ENCOUNTERED THE TURB IN ANY OTHER PHASE OF THE FLT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THEIR SEATS OR CARTS IN THE AISLES.
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.