Cabin attendant report, F100, roc-ord. Severe turbulence. No injuries.

Attributes
ACN	459126
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.2 flight attendant time total : 0.2
ASRS Report	459126
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

#1 flight attendant and I had just finished service. I was walking through the cabin to make sure all passenger were ok, and the turbulence started. I went and sat in my jump seat. As the turbulence worsened, I put my seatbelt on. All the passenger were seated. It lasted for about 3-5 mins. Afterwards, the captain apologized to passenger for the inconvenience. Everyone was fine. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the seatbelt sign had already been turned on for the start of their descent, so everyone was buckled in, except for the cabin crew. The captain hadn't forecast the turbulence, so he didn't tell the cabin crew to be seated. The reporter stated that she didn't think to fasten her seatbelt until the turbulence became more severe. The captain later apologized for the 'severe' turbulence (his words). Being brand new, it was the first turbulence she had been through, so she didn't have anything to compare it to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, F100, ROC-ORD. SEVERE TURB. NO INJURIES.

Narrative: #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND I HAD JUST FINISHED SVC. I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE CABIN TO MAKE SURE ALL PAX WERE OK, AND THE TURB STARTED. I WENT AND SAT IN MY JUMP SEAT. AS THE TURB WORSENED, I PUT MY SEATBELT ON. ALL THE PAX WERE SEATED. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINS. AFTERWARDS, THE CAPT APOLOGIZED TO PAX FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. EVERYONE WAS FINE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE SEATBELT SIGN HAD ALREADY BEEN TURNED ON FOR THE START OF THEIR DSCNT, SO EVERYONE WAS BUCKLED IN, EXCEPT FOR THE CABIN CREW. THE CAPT HADN'T FORECAST THE TURB, SO HE DIDN'T TELL THE CABIN CREW TO BE SEATED. THE RPTR STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T THINK TO FASTEN HER SEATBELT UNTIL THE TURB BECAME MORE SEVERE. THE CAPT LATER APOLOGIZED FOR THE 'SEVERE' TURB (HIS WORDS). BEING BRAND NEW, IT WAS THE FIRST TURB SHE HAD BEEN THROUGH, SO SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO COMPARE IT TO.

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.