Flight attendant report, A300, bos-lhr, self injury in turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	442654
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqm.artcc
State Reference	NF
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqm.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	442654
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Weather Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We were experiencing moderate to slight turbulence, which is felt more in the aft of the aircraft, and I was positioning a beverage cart and preparing for our first service. When we hit turbulence, I was caught off balance and my left knee slammed into the cart. Turbulence happens, and I do not feel that anything short of not doing the service could have prevented this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, A300, BOS-LHR, SELF INJURY IN TURB.

Narrative: WE WERE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO SLIGHT TURB, WHICH IS FELT MORE IN THE AFT OF THE ACFT, AND I WAS POSITIONING A BEVERAGE CART AND PREPARING FOR OUR FIRST SVC. WHEN WE HIT TURB, I WAS CAUGHT OFF BAL AND MY L KNEE SLAMMED INTO THE CART. TURB HAPPENS, AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT ANYTHING SHORT OF NOT DOING THE SVC COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT.

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.