Large transport flight attendant injury during descent due to turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	374122
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	374122
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 flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching mem, descending between multiple small cumulus clouds, hit small area of moderate clear air turbulence. Flight attendant in aft area of aircraft fell against latch on stowed food cart and scraped her back. She refused paramedics being called but sought attention at airport nurses station. The only way to avoid this type of injury is to require flight attendants to be seated any time the seat belt sign is on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLT ATTENDANT INJURY DURING DSCNT DUE TO TURB.

Narrative: APCHING MEM, DSNDING BTWN MULTIPLE SMALL CUMULUS CLOUDS, HIT SMALL AREA OF MODERATE CLR AIR TURB. FLT ATTENDANT IN AFT AREA OF ACFT FELL AGAINST LATCH ON STOWED FOOD CART AND SCRAPED HER BACK. SHE REFUSED PARAMEDICS BEING CALLED BUT SOUGHT ATTN AT ARPT NURSES STATION. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF INJURY IS TO REQUIRE FLT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED ANY TIME THE SEAT BELT SIGN IS ON.

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.