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Two cabin attendants are injured as a result of wake turbulence encounter during arrival into new york.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 797785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 797785 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
While proceeding direct lga at 7000 ft and getting an assigned heading (captain PF) at 250 KTS assigned; we encountered one moderate jolt approximately two minutes after giving flight attendant the prepare for landing warning in otherwise smooth incloud weather. Both PF and PNF had WX radar on and showed no echoes. Cockpit was notified of flight attendant injury in aft galley. PNF called lga and requested medical meet the aircraft. Upon arrival; an in-flight supervisor met the aircraft followed by police. Ten minutes passed until medical arrived to assist flight attendant who was transported by paramedics to hospital. Flight attendant 2 also had complained of back stiffness but elected to see her private practitioner. Suspect wake turbulence rather than weather phenomena cause of incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWO CABIN ATTENDANTS ARE INJURED AS A RESULT OF WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER DURING ARRIVAL INTO NEW YORK.
Narrative: WHILE PROCEEDING DIRECT LGA AT 7000 FT AND GETTING AN ASSIGNED HEADING (CAPTAIN PF) AT 250 KTS ASSIGNED; WE ENCOUNTERED ONE MODERATE JOLT APPROX TWO MINUTES AFTER GIVING FLT ATTENDANT THE PREPARE FOR LANDING WARNING IN OTHERWISE SMOOTH INCLOUD WEATHER. BOTH PF AND PNF HAD WX RADAR ON AND SHOWED NO ECHOES. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED OF FLT ATTENDANT INJURY IN AFT GALLEY. PNF CALLED LGA AND REQUESTED MEDICAL MEET THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ARRIVAL; AN IN-FLIGHT SUPERVISOR MET THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY POLICE. TEN MINUTES PASSED UNTIL MEDICAL ARRIVED TO ASSIST FLT ATTENDANT WHO WAS TRANSPORTED BY PARAMEDICS TO HOSPITAL. FLT ATTENDANT 2 ALSO HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK STIFFNESS BUT ELECTED TO SEE HER PRIVATE PRACTITIONER. SUSPECT WAKE TURBULENCE RATHER THAN WEATHER PHENOMENA CAUSE OF INCIDENT.
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.