Turbulence encounter injures flight attendant.

Attributes
ACN	293318
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlu airport : jan
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1850
ASRS Report	293318
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During climb out from mlu on air carrier flight XXX to pns, we were passing 11000 ft MSL, accelerating through 265 KTS, when we encountered moderate turbulence. The turbulence had been light/moderate chop from surface to that altitude. The moderate turbulence lasted approximately 2 seconds. The autoplt disconnected during the moderate turbulence, and was subsequently reengaged uneventfully. Apparently during this time (as reported to us by a flight attendant) a baggage bin came open and another flight attendant got up from her seat to close it. She was injured during the moderate turbulence. The seat belt sign was on,and the captain had given specific instructions to crew and passenger to remain seated due to the rough conditions. Flight XXX diverted into jan, in order to get medical attention to the injured flight attendant. Approach and landing at jan were uneventful. EMS personnel met the aircraft at the gate and took the flight attendant to receive medical attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TURB ENCOUNTER INJURES FLT ATTENDANT.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM MLU ON ACR FLT XXX TO PNS, WE WERE PASSING 11000 FT MSL, ACCELERATING THROUGH 265 KTS, WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB. THE TURB HAD BEEN LIGHT/MODERATE CHOP FROM SURFACE TO THAT ALT. THE MODERATE TURB LASTED APPROX 2 SECONDS. THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED DURING THE MODERATE TURB, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REENGAGED UNEVENTFULLY. APPARENTLY DURING THIS TIME (AS RPTED TO US BY A FLT ATTENDANT) A BAGGAGE BIN CAME OPEN AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT GOT UP FROM HER SEAT TO CLOSE IT. SHE WAS INJURED DURING THE MODERATE TURB. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON,AND THE CAPT HAD GIVEN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO CREW AND PAX TO REMAIN SEATED DUE TO THE ROUGH CONDITIONS. FLT XXX DIVERTED INTO JAN, IN ORDER TO GET MEDICAL ATTN TO THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT. APCH AND LNDG AT JAN WERE UNEVENTFUL. EMS PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AT THE GATE AND TOOK THE FLT ATTENDANT TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTN.

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.