2 flight attendants injured in turbulence during descent.

Attributes
ACN	286877
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : mia
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	286877
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After parking at the gate at miami the first officer and I learned that one or more flight attendants in the aft galley had been injured during the last part of the flight. After the passenger were off the aircraft I learned that flight attendants a and B had been injured during turbulence shortly before landing. One had an injured hand and one had injured an arm and other undetermined back injuries. Looking back on the descent and landing -- the first officer and I remembered descending into some clouds at about 11000 ft during the descent at wever intersection -- but we felt only light turbulence for a few seconds. The seat belt sign was on, but I do not think that the prepare for landing PA had been made yet. I know that the aircraft movement in choppy air is often worse in the back of the aircraft than in the front. I hope the injuries to the flight attendants were not significant -- and I hope they will recover quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED IN TURB DURING DSCNT.

Narrative: AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE AT MIAMI THE FO AND I LEARNED THAT ONE OR MORE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT GALLEY HAD BEEN INJURED DURING THE LAST PART OF THE FLT. AFTER THE PAX WERE OFF THE ACFT I LEARNED THAT FLT ATTENDANTS A AND B HAD BEEN INJURED DURING TURB SHORTLY BEFORE LNDG. ONE HAD AN INJURED HAND AND ONE HAD INJURED AN ARM AND OTHER UNDETERMINED BACK INJURIES. LOOKING BACK ON THE DSCNT AND LNDG -- THE FO AND I REMEMBERED DSNDING INTO SOME CLOUDS AT ABOUT 11000 FT DURING THE DSCNT AT WEVER INTXN -- BUT WE FELT ONLY LIGHT TURB FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON, BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT THE PREPARE FOR LNDG PA HAD BEEN MADE YET. I KNOW THAT THE ACFT MOVEMENT IN CHOPPY AIR IS OFTEN WORSE IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT THAN IN THE FRONT. I HOPE THE INJURIES TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT -- AND I HOPE THEY WILL RECOVER QUICKLY.

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.