Flight attendant report, DC10, iad-lax, turbulence 1 hour out, 2 flight attendants injured.

Attributes
ACN	439908
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	IN
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	439908
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Another flight attendant and I were sitting there talking, when all of a sudden the plane dropped. We had not been warned of this, so it took us by surprise. 2 carts were sitting near a rear exit and began rocking. The flight attendant with me jumped up, without injury, and secured one of the rocking carts. The turbulence became too much and she quickly sat down. We stayed buckled in our seats for about 10-15 mins before the cockpit called to let us know we could resume our duties. I was later informed that 2 of the flight attendants in our crew may have sustained injuries in the rush to secure carts or return to their jump seats.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, DC10, IAD-LAX, TURB 1 HR OUT, 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED.

Narrative: ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT AND I WERE SITTING THERE TALKING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PLANE DROPPED. WE HAD NOT BEEN WARNED OF THIS, SO IT TOOK US BY SURPRISE. 2 CARTS WERE SITTING NEAR A REAR EXIT AND BEGAN ROCKING. THE FLT ATTENDANT WITH ME JUMPED UP, WITHOUT INJURY, AND SECURED ONE OF THE ROCKING CARTS. THE TURB BECAME TOO MUCH AND SHE QUICKLY SAT DOWN. WE STAYED BUCKLED IN OUR SEATS FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINS BEFORE THE COCKPIT CALLED TO LET US KNOW WE COULD RESUME OUR DUTIES. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT 2 OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN OUR CREW MAY HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE RUSH TO SECURE CARTS OR RETURN TO THEIR JUMP SEATS.

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.