An MD80 flight attendant reported that captain requested the second beverage service be suspended du...

Attributes
ACN	603873
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	603873
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Flight attendant #1 was relieving the first officer for a bathroom break. I was flight attendant #4 and the #2 flight attendant and I had rolled the beverage cart to the 1ST row in main cabin to start our 2ND beverage service. The seatbelt sign was on, the #1 flight attendant entered the cockpit, I walked over to the first class area. The bumps were growing in movement. The #2 flight attendant and I brought the beverage cart forward, the first officer exited the lavatory and entered the cockpit. The #1 flight attendant stayed in cockpit. We parked the beverage cart in forward galley area. I made a PA that the seatbelt sign was on, remain seated. #2 flight attendant and I sat up front on jumpseats. Captain made a PA to have us seated and put carts away. Turbulence increased. Coffee splashed over galley in first class. Captain made PA, explaining what had happened, wanted carts put away and suspend service. No injuries reported from passenger or flight attendants and cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT CAPT REQUESTED THE SECOND BEVERAGE SVC BE SUSPENDED DURING A TURB ENCOUNTER ON A FLT FROM FLL TO DFW.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS RELIEVING THE FO FOR A BATHROOM BREAK. I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #4 AND THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I HAD ROLLED THE BEVERAGE CART TO THE 1ST ROW IN MAIN CABIN TO START OUR 2ND BEVERAGE SVC. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT, I WALKED OVER TO THE FIRST CLASS AREA. THE BUMPS WERE GROWING IN MOVEMENT. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I BROUGHT THE BEVERAGE CART FORWARD, THE FO EXITED THE LAVATORY AND ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT STAYED IN COCKPIT. WE PARKED THE BEVERAGE CART IN FORWARD GALLEY AREA. I MADE A PA THAT THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON, REMAIN SEATED. #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I SAT UP FRONT ON JUMPSEATS. CAPT MADE A PA TO HAVE US SEATED AND PUT CARTS AWAY. TURB INCREASED. COFFEE SPLASHED OVER GALLEY IN FIRST CLASS. CAPT MADE PA, EXPLAINING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, WANTED CARTS PUT AWAY AND SUSPEND SVC. NO INJURIES RPTED FROM PAX OR FLT ATTENDANTS AND COCKPIT.

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.

An MD80 flight attendant reported that captain requested the second beverage service be suspended during a turbulence encounter on a flight from fll to dfw.