Moderate turbulence causes flight attendant injury and a deviation from assigned track due to thunde...

Attributes
ACN	315999
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	315999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During descent for approach runway 9L mia in and out of cloud layers -- no radar echoes displayed on either screen. We visually spotted an isolated columnar cell. We attempted to avoid but could not without using excessive bank angle because of closure rate. Skirting the edge of cell we briefly encountered moderate turbulence. Seat belt sign was on, situation-down PA to flight attendants had been made, however, 1 flight attendant (4 months pregnant) reported being thrown about and striking her stomach. After arrival and deboarding at mia she proceeded on her own to medical obgyn doctor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MODERATE TURB CAUSES FLT ATTENDANT INJURY AND A DEV FROM ASSIGNED TRACK DUE TO TSTM ACTIVITY.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT FOR APCH RWY 9L MIA IN AND OUT OF CLOUD LAYERS -- NO RADAR ECHOES DISPLAYED ON EITHER SCREEN. WE VISUALLY SPOTTED AN ISOLATED COLUMNAR CELL. WE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID BUT COULD NOT WITHOUT USING EXCESSIVE BANK ANGLE BECAUSE OF CLOSURE RATE. SKIRTING THE EDGE OF CELL WE BRIEFLY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB. SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON, SIT-DOWN PA TO FLT ATTENDANTS HAD BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, 1 FLT ATTENDANT (4 MONTHS PREGNANT) RPTED BEING THROWN ABOUT AND STRIKING HER STOMACH. AFTER ARR AND DEBOARDING AT MIA SHE PROCEEDED ON HER OWN TO MEDICAL OBGYN DOCTOR.

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.

Moderate turbulence causes flight attendant injury and a deviation from assigned track due to thunderstorm activity.