<< >> NASA ASRS Report 842458, June 2009

Passenger reports violent shaking and rapid push over during A319 descent causing passenger alarm. Crew did not offer an explanation other than weather.

Attributes
ACN	842458
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Passenger
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

The airplane was shaking violently during descent; and dropping altitude in alarming rate causing weight loss sensation to passengers. In the back of the plane passenger could hear some abnormal noises of the plane. All this happened during the airplane descent in almost perfect weather with scattered cloud in high altitude. Something seems abnormal to plane or the pilot maneuvers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Passenger reports violent shaking and rapid push over during A319 descent causing passenger alarm. Crew did not offer an explanation other than weather.

Narrative: The airplane was shaking violently during descent; and dropping altitude in alarming rate causing weight loss sensation to passengers. In the back of the plane passenger could hear some abnormal noises of the plane. All this happened during the airplane descent in almost perfect weather with scattered cloud in high altitude. Something seems abnormal to plane or the pilot maneuvers.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.