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An encounter with 'jet wash' during approach to hou results in injuries to cabin attendants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 812188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 812188 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On check in at the hotel one of the flight attendants told me she had fallen off her seat during the approach. We were at 6000 ft at 250 KTS and had just completed our downwind turn when we ran into jet wash from the preceding airplane. The flight attendants had received the 'prepare for landing' announcement 3-5 minutes before. A flight attendant told me her flying partner slid sideways and she slid off the aft jumpseat and landed on her bottom. I asked her if she would be ok and she said she did not know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ENCOUNTER WITH 'JET WASH' DURING APCH TO HOU RESULTS IN INJURIES TO CABIN ATTENDANTS.
Narrative: ON CHECK IN AT THE HOTEL ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD ME SHE HAD FALLEN OFF HER SEAT DURING THE APCH. WE WERE AT 6000 FT AT 250 KTS AND HAD JUST COMPLETED OUR DOWNWIND TURN WHEN WE RAN INTO JET WASH FROM THE PRECEDING AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAD RECEIVED THE 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' ANNOUNCEMENT 3-5 MINUTES BEFORE. A FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME HER FLYING PARTNER SLID SIDEWAYS AND SHE SLID OFF THE AFT JUMPSEAT AND LANDED ON HER BOTTOM. I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD BE OK AND SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW.
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.