B737-200 aircraft in descent was alerted by ARTCC controller of severe turbulence ahead. Flight crew notified cabin, but flight attendants were still up securing the cabin. 2 flight attendants required medical attention upon landing.

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Attributes
ACN	394798
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : etx
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 112
ASRS Report	394798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC had just issued a clearance to cross 35 NM southwest of east texas VOR at 11000 ft MSL and had advised of severe turbulence in the area. The cabin was advised immediately, but the flight attendants had not finished securing the cabin and were still up and about. The 2 flight attendants in the aft cabin were slightly injured requiring an emergency room visit. They were given a clean bill of health and released to the hotel a few hours later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 ACFT IN DSCNT WAS ALERTED BY ARTCC CTLR OF SEVERE TURB AHEAD. FLC NOTIFIED CABIN, BUT FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STILL UP SECURING THE CABIN. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTN UPON LNDG.

Narrative: ATC HAD JUST ISSUED A CLRNC TO CROSS 35 NM SW OF EAST TEXAS VOR AT 11000 FT MSL AND HAD ADVISED OF SEVERE TURB IN THE AREA. THE CABIN WAS ADVISED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD NOT FINISHED SECURING THE CABIN AND WERE STILL UP AND ABOUT. THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED REQUIRING AN EMER ROOM VISIT. THEY WERE GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH AND RELEASED TO THE HOTEL A FEW HRS LATER.

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.