Two B737 flight attendants were injured after a B737 encountered turbulence at FL270. The flight att...

Attributes
ACN	795587
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	795587
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Top of climb at FL20 on the departure from ZZZ. Flight attendants were seated until about FL230 for WX in the area. Seat belt sign was on. WX radar indicated light rain (green). With no change on the radar hit heavy rain and abrupt moderate turbulence. First officer took control of the airplane which lost about 150 ft and smoothly flew it back on altitude. I announce over the PA for flight attendants to take a seat. Flight attendants X and Y were in their rear jumpseats but not buckled in yet. They left the cart and returned to their jumpseats. They were tossed out of their jumseats. The cart was thrown in the air and soda bins were spilled on the floor. The event lasted no more than a min. They were bruised but reported no other injuries to themselves or any passenger. An in-flight supervisor met the plane. The flight attendants were able to leave the plane themselves. No service was performed on the flight. Ask for and received clearance for a lower altitude. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO B737 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED AFTER A B737 ENCOUNTERED TURB AT FL270. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SEATED BUT THEIR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT ON.

Narrative: TOP OF CLB AT FL20 ON THE DEP FROM ZZZ. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SEATED UNTIL ABOUT FL230 FOR WX IN THE AREA. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON. WX RADAR INDICATED LIGHT RAIN (GREEN). WITH NO CHANGE ON THE RADAR HIT HVY RAIN AND ABRUPT MODERATE TURB. FO TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH LOST ABOUT 150 FT AND SMOOTHLY FLEW IT BACK ON ALT. I ANNOUNCE OVER THE PA FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE A SEAT. FLT ATTENDANTS X AND Y WERE IN THEIR REAR JUMPSEATS BUT NOT BUCKLED IN YET. THEY LEFT THE CART AND RETURNED TO THEIR JUMPSEATS. THEY WERE TOSSED OUT OF THEIR JUMSEATS. THE CART WAS THROWN IN THE AIR AND SODA BINS WERE SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. THE EVENT LASTED NO MORE THAN A MIN. THEY WERE BRUISED BUT RPTED NO OTHER INJURIES TO THEMSELVES OR ANY PAX. AN INFLT SUPVR MET THE PLANE. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE PLANE THEMSELVES. NO SVC WAS PERFORMED ON THE FLT. ASK FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC FOR A LOWER ALT. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.

Two B737 flight attendants were injured after a B737 encountered turbulence at FL270. The flight attendants were seated but their seat belts were not on.