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Attributes | |
ACN | 517290 |
Time | |
Date | 200107 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Learjet 55 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute airway : j58.airway |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 64 flight time total : 2585 flight time type : 470 |
ASRS Report | 577290 |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Captain and I arrived at the gpt airport at XA30 local time. Upon reaching the airport, the aircraft was prepared for the flight to fxe. The PIC gathered the WX briefing and discussed the appropriate action for the flight with me. The FSS advised possible thunderstorms along the routing. Briefing was made to avoid the thunderstorm. At XC15 local time, passenger and his family arrived at the gpt airport. Upon boarding the aircraft, the passenger were briefed with a standard briefing. Seatbelt signs were on throughout the entire flight due to WX conditions. The fasten seatbelt switch was occasionally flicked on and off to call attention to the seatbelt signs and an announcement was made. While flying at a cruising altitude of FL330, approximately 130 mi of rsw VOR, we encountered a pocket of moderate turbulence. At the time of the encountered turbulence, no other aircraft in the area reported any kind of turbulence. After the unforeseen event and before descent, I personally checked to see if the passenger were in good condition. Passenger was lightly bleeding from his nose. I personally asked if they needed medical assistance on the ground. Passenger replied that medical assistance was not necessary. The descent onto fxe proceeded with no other difficulties. Upon ldging and after disembarking the aircraft, passenger congratulated us on our good judgement in conducting the flight and then rewarded us with a tip. He also made a statement that implied that the WX cannot be controled and he further stated that the occurrence was not the crew's fault. Ground personnel were waiting at the ramp to greet the flight and saw that the passenger were in good condition. The passenger then walked to their car without assistance from the ground personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CHARTERED L-55 DETOURS SOME TSTM ACTIVITY WHILE ENCOUNTERING MODERATE TURB. 1 PAX NOTED TO HAVE A BLEEDING NOSE AT FL330 ON FREQ WITH ZMA, FL.
Narrative: CAPT AND I ARRIVED AT THE GPT ARPT AT XA30 LOCAL TIME. UPON REACHING THE ARPT, THE ACFT WAS PREPARED FOR THE FLT TO FXE. THE PIC GATHERED THE WX BRIEFING AND DISCUSSED THE APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR THE FLT WITH ME. THE FSS ADVISED POSSIBLE TSTMS ALONG THE ROUTING. BRIEFING WAS MADE TO AVOID THE TSTM. AT XC15 LOCAL TIME, PAX AND HIS FAMILY ARRIVED AT THE GPT ARPT. UPON BOARDING THE ACFT, THE PAX WERE BRIEFED WITH A STANDARD BRIEFING. SEATBELT SIGNS WERE ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLT DUE TO WX CONDITIONS. THE FASTEN SEATBELT SWITCH WAS OCCASIONALLY FLICKED ON AND OFF TO CALL ATTN TO THE SEATBELT SIGNS AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE. WHILE FLYING AT A CRUISING ALT OF FL330, APPROX 130 MI OF RSW VOR, WE ENCOUNTERED A POCKET OF MODERATE TURB. AT THE TIME OF THE ENCOUNTERED TURB, NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA RPTED ANY KIND OF TURB. AFTER THE UNFORESEEN EVENT AND BEFORE DSCNT, I PERSONALLY CHKED TO SEE IF THE PAX WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. PAX WAS LIGHTLY BLEEDING FROM HIS NOSE. I PERSONALLY ASKED IF THEY NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE GND. PAX REPLIED THAT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE DSCNT ONTO FXE PROCEEDED WITH NO OTHER DIFFICULTIES. UPON LDGING AND AFTER DISEMBARKING THE ACFT, PAX CONGRATULATED US ON OUR GOOD JUDGEMENT IN CONDUCTING THE FLT AND THEN REWARDED US WITH A TIP. HE ALSO MADE A STATEMENT THAT IMPLIED THAT THE WX CANNOT BE CTLED AND HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS NOT THE CREW'S FAULT. GND PERSONNEL WERE WAITING AT THE RAMP TO GREET THE FLT AND SAW THAT THE PAX WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PAX THEN WALKED TO THEIR CAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM THE GND PERSONNEL.
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.