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A B767 purser reported that a flight attendant was injured during a clear air turbulence encounter during an international flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzzz.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 571011 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We encountered clear air turbulence 2 hours into our flight from gru. My beverage cart was slightly lifted without causing disturbance. I was not injured. I did have to grab onto a passenger seat for balance. Male flight attendant was in aft portion of airplane and was knocked into the emergency exit where a cart was placard. Inserts on top of cart hit him on the head and an empty cart fell on top of him. 3 passenger helped remove cart and another flight attendant helped him to get off the floor. There were 15-20 rows of seats between myself and the flight attendant that was injured and the amount of turbulence was extreme. The aft of the airplane was severe. My area was medium to mild.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 PURSER RPTED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED DURING A CLR AIR TURB ENCOUNTER DURING AN INTL FLT.
Narrative: WE ENCOUNTERED CLR AIR TURB 2 HRS INTO OUR FLT FROM GRU. MY BEVERAGE CART WAS SLIGHTLY LIFTED WITHOUT CAUSING DISTURBANCE. I WAS NOT INJURED. I DID HAVE TO GRAB ONTO A PAX SEAT FOR BAL. MALE FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN AFT PORTION OF AIRPLANE AND WAS KNOCKED INTO THE EMER EXIT WHERE A CART WAS PLACARD. INSERTS ON TOP OF CART HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND AN EMPTY CART FELL ON TOP OF HIM. 3 PAX HELPED REMOVE CART AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT HELPED HIM TO GET OFF THE FLOOR. THERE WERE 15-20 ROWS OF SEATS BTWN MYSELF AND THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT WAS INJURED AND THE AMOUNT OF TURB WAS EXTREME. THE AFT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SEVERE. MY AREA WAS MEDIUM TO MILD.
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.