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I deadheaded into rno to fly back to den. On the arrival, the crew said they had experienced moderate turbulence, and I agreed riding in the back. We were delayed due to zero pressure on the #3 tire, and a tire change. We received notice from dispatch about the flight report of turbulence on the inbound over the ACARS. We thanked the dispatcher. On taxi out, an air carrier Y aircraft led us out to the runway. As we were both holding short of runway 16R, an air carrier Z aircraft went around, and then diverted, reporting a 10-15 KT windshear. The air carrier Y aircraft departed, and reported back that he had a 10-15 KT windshear at 1000 ft AGL. I had already set up for a flaps 2 degree takeoff with a vr at the runway limit weight vr. The takeoff was normal, with some side gusts as we rotated. At about 1500-2000 ft AGL, we had a series of fairly strong airspeed changes, and bounces of the aircraft. This continued, in basically MVFR conditions, with clouds well above us to the east, and snow type clouds to the west, for about 2-3 mins. It was quite turbulent, but I was not sure that it fell into the severe category, since I never felt that aircraft control was in question. I did leave the power at takeoff thrust well beyond the normal thrust reduction altitude. After the event was complete, I called the 'a' flight attendant and told her that they could get up, and asked if all was well. She said that flight attendant on the rear jumpseat said that his neck was hurt. I told her ok. I called her up after a short time and read her the definition of severe turbulence from the fom concerning the cabin, and asked if that matched her perceptions. She said that it did. We then called dispatch and advised them of the encounter. I had already advised dispatch that they should get some good reports before sending aircraft into rno later on in the day. I also recommend that they give them divert fuel. They said that they already were. Supplemental information from acn 639283: we were unaware of any severe turbulence reports in the area. The aircraft was very difficult to control during the event. Some galley items were dislodged from their position and 2 flight attendants were injured. All flight attendants and passenger were seated with their seatbelts fastened. No structural damage to the aircraft was evident.

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Title: A319'S FLT ATTENDANTS GOT INJURED IN SEVERE TURB DEPARTING RNO.

Narrative: I DEADHEADED INTO RNO TO FLY BACK TO DEN. ON THE ARR, THE CREW SAID THEY HAD EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURB, AND I AGREED RIDING IN THE BACK. WE WERE DELAYED DUE TO ZERO PRESSURE ON THE #3 TIRE, AND A TIRE CHANGE. WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM DISPATCH ABOUT THE FLT RPT OF TURB ON THE INBOUND OVER THE ACARS. WE THANKED THE DISPATCHER. ON TAXI OUT, AN ACR Y ACFT LED US OUT TO THE RWY. AS WE WERE BOTH HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 16R, AN ACR Z ACFT WENT AROUND, AND THEN DIVERTED, RPTING A 10-15 KT WINDSHEAR. THE ACR Y ACFT DEPARTED, AND RPTED BACK THAT HE HAD A 10-15 KT WINDSHEAR AT 1000 FT AGL. I HAD ALREADY SET UP FOR A FLAPS 2 DEG TKOF WITH A VR AT THE RWY LIMIT WT VR. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL, WITH SOME SIDE GUSTS AS WE ROTATED. AT ABOUT 1500-2000 FT AGL, WE HAD A SERIES OF FAIRLY STRONG AIRSPD CHANGES, AND BOUNCES OF THE ACFT. THIS CONTINUED, IN BASICALLY MVFR CONDITIONS, WITH CLOUDS WELL ABOVE US TO THE E, AND SNOW TYPE CLOUDS TO THE W, FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINS. IT WAS QUITE TURBULENT, BUT I WAS NOT SURE THAT IT FELL INTO THE SEVERE CATEGORY, SINCE I NEVER FELT THAT ACFT CTL WAS IN QUESTION. I DID LEAVE THE PWR AT TKOF THRUST WELL BEYOND THE NORMAL THRUST REDUCTION ALT. AFTER THE EVENT WAS COMPLETE, I CALLED THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT AND TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD GET UP, AND ASKED IF ALL WAS WELL. SHE SAID THAT FLT ATTENDANT ON THE REAR JUMPSEAT SAID THAT HIS NECK WAS HURT. I TOLD HER OK. I CALLED HER UP AFTER A SHORT TIME AND READ HER THE DEFINITION OF SEVERE TURB FROM THE FOM CONCERNING THE CABIN, AND ASKED IF THAT MATCHED HER PERCEPTIONS. SHE SAID THAT IT DID. WE THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISED THEM OF THE ENCOUNTER. I HAD ALREADY ADVISED DISPATCH THAT THEY SHOULD GET SOME GOOD RPTS BEFORE SENDING ACFT INTO RNO LATER ON IN THE DAY. I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THEY GIVE THEM DIVERT FUEL. THEY SAID THAT THEY ALREADY WERE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 639283: WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SEVERE TURB RPTS IN THE AREA. THE ACFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CTL DURING THE EVENT. SOME GALLEY ITEMS WERE DISLODGED FROM THEIR POS AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE SEATED WITH THEIR SEATBELTS FASTENED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS EVIDENT.

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.