Flight attendant injured during flight in turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	322072
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : btg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	322072
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During descent from FL280, turned on seat belt sign at beginning of descent. Also talked with flight attendants and told them there might be some chop in descent and to put things away early. There was no reported chop or turbulence at this time. Passing over portl intersection, encountered moderate turbulence lasting approximately 15 seconds. Made announcement for flight attendants to situation down. Made report to center about turbulence. Had first officer slow to 250 KTS. Called flight attendant. She said everyone was down and ok. No further turbulence in descent. Only occasional light chop. Continued inbound to pdx and made normal approach and landing. After parking at gate in pdx, first flight attendant advised me of injury to other flight attendant. Decision was made to call medical assistance. Flight attendant was taken to hospital. Went with flight attendant to hospital. Doctor said xrays, at that time, did not show any broken bones. Flight attendant was released to go to hotel. Was advised on dec/xx/95 that flight attendant had in fact broken a bone. Area WX was multi layers. No turbulence reports other than light chop. No cumulo nimbus or rw's reported or seen. One rw seen on final approach to pdx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED DURING FLT IN TURB.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT FROM FL280, TURNED ON SEAT BELT SIGN AT BEGINNING OF DSCNT. ALSO TALKED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS AND TOLD THEM THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHOP IN DSCNT AND TO PUT THINGS AWAY EARLY. THERE WAS NO RPTED CHOP OR TURB AT THIS TIME. PASSING OVER PORTL INTXN, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB LASTING APPROX 15 SECONDS. MADE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO SIT DOWN. MADE RPT TO CTR ABOUT TURB. HAD FO SLOW TO 250 KTS. CALLED FLT ATTENDANT. SHE SAID EVERYONE WAS DOWN AND OK. NO FURTHER TURB IN DSCNT. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT CHOP. CONTINUED INBOUND TO PDX AND MADE NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. AFTER PARKING AT GATE IN PDX, FIRST FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME OF INJURY TO OTHER FLT ATTENDANT. DECISION WAS MADE TO CALL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. WENT WITH FLT ATTENDANT TO HOSPITAL. DOCTOR SAID XRAYS, AT THAT TIME, DID NOT SHOW ANY BROKEN BONES. FLT ATTENDANT WAS RELEASED TO GO TO HOTEL. WAS ADVISED ON DEC/XX/95 THAT FLT ATTENDANT HAD IN FACT BROKEN A BONE. AREA WX WAS MULTI LAYERS. NO TURB RPTS OTHER THAN LIGHT CHOP. NO CUMULO NIMBUS OR RW'S RPTED OR SEEN. ONE RW SEEN ON FINAL APCH TO PDX.

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.