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Air carrier flight encounters unexpected severe turbulence resulting in injury to 4 flight attendants requiring a diversion for flight attendant replacement and an aircraft maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : etx.vor |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 616238 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Regarding flight xyz, no moderate or severe turbulence was in effect or forecasted with WX system. Flight reported severe turbulence at FL300 over etx. 4 injuries -- the #3 and #6 flight attendants were hurt. No broken bones but possible strained neck and back. The #2 and #9 flight attendants' injuries were minor. After physician checked and said they were ok and could probably continue to lax, captain and myself decided no emergency declared, and aircraft was overweight for landing. All necessary personnel notified. Aircraft had maintenance inspection, flight attendants replaced and flight continued to lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLT ENCOUNTERS UNEXPECTED SEVERE TURB RESULTING IN INJURY TO 4 FLT ATTENDANTS REQUIRING A DIVERSION FOR FLT ATTENDANT REPLACEMENT AND AN ACFT MAINT CHK.
Narrative: REGARDING FLT XYZ, NO MODERATE OR SEVERE TURB WAS IN EFFECT OR FORECASTED WITH WX SYS. FLT RPTED SEVERE TURB AT FL300 OVER ETX. 4 INJURIES -- THE #3 AND #6 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE HURT. NO BROKEN BONES BUT POSSIBLE STRAINED NECK AND BACK. THE #2 AND #9 FLT ATTENDANTS' INJURIES WERE MINOR. AFTER PHYSICIAN CHKED AND SAID THEY WERE OK AND COULD PROBABLY CONTINUE TO LAX, CAPT AND MYSELF DECIDED NO EMER DECLARED, AND ACFT WAS OVERWT FOR LNDG. ALL NECESSARY PERSONNEL NOTIFIED. ACFT HAD MAINT INSPECTION, FLT ATTENDANTS REPLACED AND FLT CONTINUED TO LAX.
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.