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A319 encounters moderate and severe turbulence at FL290 while descending toward cle. Flight attendant and passenger injuries reported.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Ice |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 615089 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 614879 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On descent out of FL330, told #1 flight attendant that we could encounter some significant turbulence on our arrival. This estimate was made from isolated small cells in area and gusty winds in cle. Immediately after briefing the #1 flight attendant, the seatbelt sign was illuminated and flight attendant made an announcement. Leveled at FL290 and encountered moderate turbulence with some ice pellets followed by severe turbulence lasting 2-3 seconds. Aircraft accelerated +20-30 KTS, got overspd warning very briefly on 2 occasions. We lost approximately 150-200 ft during episode. Moderate turbulence lasted approximately 2 mins. 2 flight attendants in rear of aircraft stated cart was not secure, and one hit it with her chest during the incident. Medical assistance requested at the gate prior to our arrival on approach control after crew notified us of possible injuries to passenger. 1 passenger was xported via medical personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 ENCOUNTERS MODERATE AND SEVERE TURB AT FL290 WHILE DSNDING TOWARD CLE. FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX INJURIES RPTED.
Narrative: ON DSCNT OUT OF FL330, TOLD #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE COULD ENCOUNTER SOME SIGNIFICANT TURB ON OUR ARR. THIS ESTIMATE WAS MADE FROM ISOLATED SMALL CELLS IN AREA AND GUSTY WINDS IN CLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRIEFING THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT, THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND FLT ATTENDANT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. LEVELED AT FL290 AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB WITH SOME ICE PELLETS FOLLOWED BY SEVERE TURB LASTING 2-3 SECONDS. ACFT ACCELERATED +20-30 KTS, GOT OVERSPD WARNING VERY BRIEFLY ON 2 OCCASIONS. WE LOST APPROX 150-200 FT DURING EPISODE. MODERATE TURB LASTED APPROX 2 MINS. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN REAR OF ACFT STATED CART WAS NOT SECURE, AND ONE HIT IT WITH HER CHEST DURING THE INCIDENT. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED AT THE GATE PRIOR TO OUR ARR ON APCH CTL AFTER CREW NOTIFIED US OF POSSIBLE INJURIES TO PAX. 1 PAX WAS XPORTED VIA MEDICAL 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.