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A B727-200 first officer reported that severe WX caused a violent jolt, resulting in a flight attendant injury in dab airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : omn.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1030 |
| ASRS Report | 517950 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On descent into sfb, daytona approach informed us that there were storm cells building in our flight path. Our radar was painting only light rain showers ahead. The flight attendants were notified of possible turbulence ahead and we flew a vector west of the reported cells. Approximately 1 to 2 mins later we encountered an area of moderate turbulence with one severe jolt. This entire encounter lasted approximately 10 seconds. Our heading required daytona to hand us off to zax center and they in turn handed us to orl approach. The aircraft landed at sfb a short time later without further incident. No passenger reported any injuries. However, 1 flight attendant reported a bruised hand and buttocks. The flight attendant wished to continue the sequence. However, the captain and the company requested she seek medical att. Zax was informed of the incident (via a call to the traffic desk). A logbook entry was made and inspection performed on the aircraft with no abnormalities found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 FO RPTED THAT SEVERE WX CAUSED A VIOLENT JOLT, RESULTING IN A FLT ATTENDANT INJURY IN DAB AIRSPACE.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO SFB, DAYTONA APCH INFORMED US THAT THERE WERE STORM CELLS BUILDING IN OUR FLT PATH. OUR RADAR WAS PAINTING ONLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE TURBULENCE AHEAD AND WE FLEW A VECTOR W OF THE RPTED CELLS. APPROX 1 TO 2 MINS LATER WE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF MODERATE TURBULENCE WITH ONE SEVERE JOLT. THIS ENTIRE ENCOUNTER LASTED APPROX 10 SECONDS. OUR HDG REQUIRED DAYTONA TO HAND US OFF TO ZAX CTR AND THEY IN TURN HANDED US TO ORL APCH. THE ACFT LANDED AT SFB A SHORT TIME LATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO PAX RPTED ANY INJURIES. HOWEVER, 1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A BRUISED HAND AND BUTTOCKS. THE FLT ATTENDANT WISHED TO CONTINUE THE SEQUENCE. HOWEVER, THE CAPT AND THE COMPANY REQUESTED SHE SEEK MEDICAL ATT. ZAX WAS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT (VIA A CALL TO THE TFC DESK). A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE ACFT WITH NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND.
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.