Narrative:

Flight had been cleared to intercept aml 015 degree right inbound to aml and to descend to 5000 ft. Seat belt sign had been previously turned on with customary passenger announcement. The approach/descent checklist had been completed. Flight conditions above 8500 ft were clear and smooth with a few scattered clouds visible just below 8500 ft and bases not very well defined at approximately 7000 ft. At 8500 ft descending, approximately 30-35 DME north of aml, suddenly west/O warning or prior pilot reports, experienced several brief jolts of moderate intensity. The turbulence rapidly tapered off to light chop for remainder of the flight. First F/a promptly called the cockpit to report that another F/a had been injured in the turbulence and was on the floor near the aft galley. Request was made for medical assistance to meet the flight at destination iad, just mins away. Upon conferring with the other F/a's, decision was made to not move the injured F/a to a seat, but rather to allow her to lie on the aft cabin floor for landing in order to minimize her discomfort and avoid aggravating injuries. Aircraft was landed as smoothly as possible. Paramedics met our flight at the gate and transported the injured F/a to a hospital. Flight dispatcher was promptly called from jetway phone with a brief account of the incident. All 3 F/a's were in the same vicinity of the aft cabin when turbulence was encountered. First F/a was apparently tossed into a nearby seat. Other flight attendant/ held onto the back of the seat into which first F/a was tossed. My conversation later the same day with the injured F/a revealed that she could not find anything to hold onto when the turbulence was encountered and felt that her injury was caused by her striking the aft galley wall. She apparently suffered a fractured rib.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FA INJURED WHEN ACR MLG ENCOUNTERS UNREPORTED BRIEF TURBULENCE IN DESCENT.

Narrative: FLT HAD BEEN CLRED TO INTERCEPT AML 015 DEG R INBND TO AML AND TO DSND TO 5000 FT. SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TURNED ON WITH CUSTOMARY PAX ANNOUNCEMENT. THE APCH/DSNT CHKLIST HAD BEEN COMPLETED. FLT CONDITIONS ABOVE 8500 FT WERE CLR AND SMOOTH WITH A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS VISIBLE JUST BELOW 8500 FT AND BASES NOT VERY WELL DEFINED AT APPROX 7000 FT. AT 8500 FT DSNDING, APPROX 30-35 DME N OF AML, SUDDENLY W/O WARNING OR PRIOR PLT RPTS, EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRIEF JOLTS OF MODERATE INTENSITY. THE TURB RAPIDLY TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT CHOP FOR REMAINDER OF THE FLT. FIRST F/A PROMPTLY CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT THAT ANOTHER F/A HAD BEEN INJURED IN THE TURB AND WAS ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE AFT GALLEY. REQUEST WAS MADE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE FLT AT DEST IAD, JUST MINS AWAY. UPON CONFERRING WITH THE OTHER F/A'S, DECISION WAS MADE TO NOT MOVE THE INJURED F/A TO A SEAT, BUT RATHER TO ALLOW HER TO LIE ON THE AFT CABIN FLOOR FOR LNDG IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE HER DISCOMFORT AND AVOID AGGRAVATING INJURIES. ACFT WAS LANDED AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. PARAMEDICS MET OUR FLT AT THE GATE AND TRANSPORTED THE INJURED F/A TO A HOSPITAL. FLT DISPATCHER WAS PROMPTLY CALLED FROM JETWAY PHONE WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT. ALL 3 F/A'S WERE IN THE SAME VICINITY OF THE AFT CABIN WHEN TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED. FIRST F/A WAS APPARENTLY TOSSED INTO A NEARBY SEAT. OTHER FA/ HELD ONTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT INTO WHICH FIRST F/A WAS TOSSED. MY CONVERSATION LATER THE SAME DAY WITH THE INJURED F/A REVEALED THAT SHE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING TO HOLD ONTO WHEN THE TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED AND FELT THAT HER INJURY WAS CAUSED BY HER STRIKING THE AFT GALLEY WALL. SHE APPARENTLY SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.