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Attributes | |
ACN | 422981 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : psp |
State Reference | CA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | other other : other |
ASRS Report | 422981 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On descent and approach to psp, we experienced severe turbulence. I was pushed into the galley oven on the first jolt. On the second jolt, I was lifted off the floor about 8-12 inches and thrown across the aisle into the armrest at seat 29D and landed on the floor. I crawled into seat 30D and fastened my seatbelt. The cockpit was unable to communicate further with us, so when the turbulence eased, I quickly proceeded through the cabin to check the passenger. I told them to stow everything and prepare for landing. I then took my jump seat and remained there for the duration of the flight. I don't know if there was any way to prevent this -- short of not landing in psp due to high winds. The cockpit did an excellent job of landing the plane in the high winds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN S80 WHICH ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB ON DSCNT TO LAND AT PSP RESULTING IN FLT ATTENDANT INJURY.
Narrative: ON DSCNT AND APCH TO PSP, WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE GALLEY OVEN ON THE FIRST JOLT. ON THE SECOND JOLT, I WAS LIFTED OFF THE FLOOR ABOUT 8-12 INCHES AND THROWN ACROSS THE AISLE INTO THE ARMREST AT SEAT 29D AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR. I CRAWLED INTO SEAT 30D AND FASTENED MY SEATBELT. THE COCKPIT WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE FURTHER WITH US, SO WHEN THE TURB EASED, I QUICKLY PROCEEDED THROUGH THE CABIN TO CHK THE PAX. I TOLD THEM TO STOW EVERYTHING AND PREPARE FOR LNDG. I THEN TOOK MY JUMP SEAT AND REMAINED THERE FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY WAY TO PREVENT THIS -- SHORT OF NOT LNDG IN PSP DUE TO HIGH WINDS. THE COCKPIT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF LNDG THE PLANE IN THE HIGH WINDS.
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.