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Attributes | |
ACN | 424523 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | other other : other |
ASRS Report | 424523 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was on scheduled break at rest seat 1L jump seat when the first hit of severe clear air turbulence occurred perhaps 3 1/2 hours after takeoff from london's gatwick airport. Besides much vertical movement, there was much sudden and hard horizontal thrashing. This lasted at least 20 mins. Later in-flight more severe turbulence occurred in such manner where I strapped in at jump seat 1R in first class galley. My galley in first class was pretty much secured. I had to hold down a 3 tier service cart from 'flying around' the galley. I had 2 passenger in first class seats, previously 'strapped' in their lounging reclined seats. No injuries to my knowledge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767-300 ON AN OCEANIC FLT WHICH ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLR AIR TURB.
Narrative: I WAS ON SCHEDULED BREAK AT REST SEAT 1L JUMP SEAT WHEN THE FIRST HIT OF SEVERE CLR AIR TURB OCCURRED PERHAPS 3 1/2 HRS AFTER TKOF FROM LONDON'S GATWICK ARPT. BESIDES MUCH VERT MOVEMENT, THERE WAS MUCH SUDDEN AND HARD HORIZ THRASHING. THIS LASTED AT LEAST 20 MINS. LATER INFLT MORE SEVERE TURB OCCURRED IN SUCH MANNER WHERE I STRAPPED IN AT JUMP SEAT 1R IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY. MY GALLEY IN FIRST CLASS WAS PRETTY MUCH SECURED. I HAD TO HOLD DOWN A 3 TIER SVC CART FROM 'FLYING AROUND' THE GALLEY. I HAD 2 PAX IN FIRST CLASS SEATS, PREVIOUSLY 'STRAPPED' IN THEIR LOUNGING RECLINED SEATS. NO INJURIES TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
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.