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Dispatcher reports an A320 in his flock must return to departure airport due to injuries suffered during severe turbulence encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 788907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : binke |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 788907 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
One of my flts reported severe turbulence over binke at FL360. They advised me that they had some injuries and were returning to ZZZ. The flight had stated after the encounter they had 3 injured; 2 passenger and 1 flight attendant. Flight was released with the alert warnings in the colorado and new mexico areas and PIREP information of known mountain wave being west of publication at FL370. Crew advised that climb from FL210 to FL360 was smooth until encounter. I had no other reports at this altitude of poor rides.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER REPORTS AN A320 IN HIS FLOCK MUST RETURN TO DEP ARPT DUE TO INJURIES SUFFERED DURING SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.
Narrative: ONE OF MY FLTS RPTED SEVERE TURB OVER BINKE AT FL360. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD SOME INJURIES AND WERE RETURNING TO ZZZ. THE FLT HAD STATED AFTER THE ENCOUNTER THEY HAD 3 INJURED; 2 PAX AND 1 FLT ATTENDANT. FLT WAS RELEASED WITH THE ALERT WARNINGS IN THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO AREAS AND PIREP INFO OF KNOWN MOUNTAIN WAVE BEING W OF PUB AT FL370. CREW ADVISED THAT CLB FROM FL210 TO FL360 WAS SMOOTH UNTIL ENCOUNTER. I HAD NO OTHER RPTS AT THIS ALT OF POOR RIDES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.