<< >> NASA ASRS Report 421404, November 1998

Flight attendant report regarding the diversion of an MD80 due to extreme turbulence at destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	421404
Time
Date	199811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	421404
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Captain informed us that other aircraft ahead reported some severe turbulence. We should be prepared -- clear cabin and be seated. We were strapped in our jump seats, cabin secured for landing. I was quite nervous once we got in the roughest part of it. I was hoping we wouldn't continue down and just divert somewhere else. Then it seemed too late -- like we were committed and might not be able to pull up. I then heard the cockpit recorder 'windshear, windshear.' I remained calm, but I believe in god and I trust he was the ultimate protector for us. We then started to go up and finally the landing gear retracted. Captain made PA about possibly going to midland/odessa, which we did. We continued on without further problems. All passenger seemed stressed and thankful to land somewhere other than el paso.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE DIVERSION OF AN MD80 DUE TO EXTREME TURB AT DEST ARPT.

Narrative: CAPT INFORMED US THAT OTHER ACFT AHEAD RPTED SOME SEVERE TURB. WE SHOULD BE PREPARED -- CLR CABIN AND BE SEATED. WE WERE STRAPPED IN OUR JUMP SEATS, CABIN SECURED FOR LNDG. I WAS QUITE NERVOUS ONCE WE GOT IN THE ROUGHEST PART OF IT. I WAS HOPING WE WOULDN'T CONTINUE DOWN AND JUST DIVERT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEN IT SEEMED TOO LATE -- LIKE WE WERE COMMITTED AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PULL UP. I THEN HEARD THE COCKPIT RECORDER 'WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR.' I REMAINED CALM, BUT I BELIEVE IN GOD AND I TRUST HE WAS THE ULTIMATE PROTECTOR FOR US. WE THEN STARTED TO GO UP AND FINALLY THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED. CAPT MADE PA ABOUT POSSIBLY GOING TO MIDLAND/ODESSA, WHICH WE DID. WE CONTINUED ON WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS. ALL PAX SEEMED STRESSED AND THANKFUL TO LAND SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN EL PASO.

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.