Pilot report, S80, hou-lga, turbulence on approach to lga, flight attendant injured.

Attributes
ACN	436989
Time
Date	199905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	436980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	437247
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We were in IMC conditions during descent on the minks one arrival into lga. There were cells painting in the area but we naved to avoid them. Passing abeam somto intersection we got one good jolt of moderate turbulence. The seat belt sign was on and all the passenger were in their seats. Later we were told that one of our flight attendants had hit her head on an overhead bin. To be safe, we called for a paramedic to meet the aircraft. After observing her she was released to go home and she worked her trip on the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT, S80, HOU-LGA, TURB ON APCH TO LGA, FLT ATTENDANT INJURED.

Narrative: WE WERE IN IMC CONDITIONS DURING DSCNT ON THE MINKS ONE ARR INTO LGA. THERE WERE CELLS PAINTING IN THE AREA BUT WE NAVED TO AVOID THEM. PASSING ABEAM SOMTO INTXN WE GOT ONE GOOD JOLT OF MODERATE TURB. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND ALL THE PAX WERE IN THEIR SEATS. LATER WE WERE TOLD THAT ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS HAD HIT HER HEAD ON AN OVERHEAD BIN. TO BE SAFE, WE CALLED FOR A PARAMEDIC TO MEET THE ACFT. AFTER OBSERVING HER SHE WAS RELEASED TO GO HOME AND SHE WORKED HER TRIP ON THE NEXT DAY.

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.