B777 inbound to egll encounters severe turbulence as reported by cabin attendant. No injuries report...

Attributes
ACN	694849
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 22 flight attendant time total : 22 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	694849
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Just before second meal service outside egll; we hit severe turbulence. It was like being on a roller coaster (up-down; side-to-side). It lasted approximately 15-20 mins. Everyone was strapped in and there were no injuries able to do a quick compliance check prior to it getting really severe. On the ground (after); one pilot confided in me that 'at one point we were afraid we were going to lose control of the aircraft. (That made me feel good!) I have noticed an increase in severity of turbulence in recent yrs -- and an increase in occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 INBOUND TO EGLL ENCOUNTERS SEVERE TURB AS RPTED BY CABIN ATTENDANT. NO INJURIES RPTED.

Narrative: JUST BEFORE SECOND MEAL SVC OUTSIDE EGLL; WE HIT SEVERE TURB. IT WAS LIKE BEING ON A ROLLER COASTER (UP-DOWN; SIDE-TO-SIDE). IT LASTED APPROX 15-20 MINS. EVERYONE WAS STRAPPED IN AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES ABLE TO DO A QUICK COMPLIANCE CHK PRIOR TO IT GETTING REALLY SEVERE. ON THE GND (AFTER); ONE PLT CONFIDED IN ME THAT 'AT ONE POINT WE WERE AFRAID WE WERE GOING TO LOSE CTL OF THE ACFT. (THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD!) I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN SEVERITY OF TURB IN RECENT YRS -- AND AN INCREASE IN OCCURRENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B777 inbound to egll encounters severe turbulence as reported by cabin attendant. No injuries reported.