<< >> NASA ASRS Report 536350, January 2002

An airbus 300 cabin attendant attendant in charge reports in cruise hearing a whipping sound (sharp cracking sound) then simultaneously being thrown across the cabin to right side of the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	536350
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	536350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendant's heard a whipping sound (sharp cracking sound) and suddenly were thrown to the right side of aircraft. Shortly after that, there was turbulence. The sound was heard in the aft part of the aircraft. Specifically the galley area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was in cruise when the noise and aircraft movement occurred throwing the cabin attendants across the cabin attendant to the right side. The reporter said the flight crew was advised of this event and were unaware of the unwanted motion. The reporter said the flight crew contacted the maintenance controller and described the event and advised to entere a logbook report. The reporter stated on arrival at ZZZ the airplane was taken out of service and a stress test performed. The reporter said the aircraft was put back into service the next day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 300 CAB ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTS IN CRUISE HEARING A WHIPPING SOUND (SHARP CRACKING SOUND) THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY BEING THROWN ACROSS THE CABIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: FA'S HEARD A WHIPPING SOUND (SHARP CRACKING SOUND) AND SUDDENLY WERE THROWN TO THE R SIDE OF ACFT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THERE WAS TURB. THE SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE AFT PART OF THE ACFT. SPECIFICALLY THE GALLEY AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE WHEN THE NOISE AND ACFT MOVEMENT OCCURRED THROWING THE CABIN ATTENDANTS ACROSS THE CAB TO THE R SIDE. THE RPTR SAID THE FLT CREW WAS ADVISED OF THIS EVENT AND WERE UNAWARE OF THE UNWANTED MOTION. THE RPTR SAID THE FLT CREW CONTACTED THE MAINT CTLR AND DESCRIBED THE EVENT AND ADVISED TO ENTERE A LOGBOOK RPT. THE RPTR STATED ON ARRIVAL AT ZZZ THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SVC AND A STRESS TEST PERFORMED. THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS PUT BACK INTO SVC THE NEXT DAY.

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.