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A B757 encountered wake turbulence descending out of 30000 ft into san. A flight attendant was slightly injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807779 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 807779 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On descent into san about FL300 we evidently hit some wake turbulence from another aircraft. A few jolts and then smooth. The seatbelt sign was off. No other aircraft observed on TCAS or visually. After landing I was told the flight attendant working in the aft galley had hit his behind on the quarter turn in the galley. I discussed this with him after landing and he thought it was bruised. I contacted chief pilot and he told me to file this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE DESCENDING OUT OF 30000 FT INTO SAN. A FLT ATTENDANT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO SAN ABOUT FL300 WE EVIDENTLY HIT SOME WAKE TURBULENCE FROM ANOTHER ACFT. A FEW JOLTS AND THEN SMOOTH. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS OFF. NO OTHER ACFT OBSERVED ON TCAS OR VISUALLY. AFTER LNDG I WAS TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE AFT GALLEY HAD HIT HIS BEHIND ON THE QUARTER TURN IN THE GALLEY. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH HIM AFTER LNDG AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS BRUISED. I CONTACTED CHIEF PLT AND HE TOLD ME TO FILE THIS RPT.
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.