Cabin attendant report, S80, den-dfw. Severe turbulence on approach and landing at dfw. 3 cabin atte...

Attributes
ACN	468923
Time
Date	200004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
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 : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	468923
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

I was flight attendant #4 on that flight (xx, den-dfw). There were 4 flight attendants onboard. We had just done compliance (seat belt) check and were in the tail (aft) of the plane. It started getting very turbulent. We were descending to land in dfw. Flight attendant #3 was sitting on the jump seat in the aft. I sat next to her quickly on her left. She started putting her seat belt on. I moved on the side, so she could pull the belt. Right then, we all (flight attendants) got thrown up. I landed on my right arm and head. Then my butt landed on the floor. Flight attendant #3 got wedged in between the aft door and the right aft lavatory door. The only thing I could get a hold of was flight attendant #3's legs. Flight attendant #2 was sitting in the aisle at seat (row X). She fell on her knee and bumped it hard on a seat. Soda cans and everything in the galley went flying in the air. I called flight attendant #1 on intercom. She was in first class galley. She said that her galley was a mess too. Just about that time, the captain said to prepare for landing. The whole time it was turbulent (landing). I flew a trip next day and then went to see an airline doctor at airport at approximately XB40. My right shoulder and hand were pulled. The captain on that flight did not even know what had happened in the cabin. To him, that was not turbulence. He did not call back to see if the crew was ok. Thank god that we had checked seat belts and everybody (passenger) was seat belted. Otherwise, the picture would have been different. The situation could have been avoided if the pilots would have told us to take seats quickly after service, upon descending. The descending and landing in dfw was turbulent. Passenger witnessed the whole situation. They saw that the crew had fallen to floor. They were nervous and scared, so they just stared at us for the rest of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DEN-DFW. SEVERE TURB ON APCH AND LNDG AT DFW. 3 CABIN ATTENDANTS INJURED. CAPT UNAWARE OF HOW VIOLENT TURB WAS IN AFT OF PLANE.

Narrative: I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #4 ON THAT FLT (XX, DEN-DFW). THERE WERE 4 FLT ATTENDANTS ONBOARD. WE HAD JUST DONE COMPLIANCE (SEAT BELT) CHK AND WERE IN THE TAIL (AFT) OF THE PLANE. IT STARTED GETTING VERY TURBULENT. WE WERE DSNDING TO LAND IN DFW. FLT ATTENDANT #3 WAS SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT IN THE AFT. I SAT NEXT TO HER QUICKLY ON HER L. SHE STARTED PUTTING HER SEAT BELT ON. I MOVED ON THE SIDE, SO SHE COULD PULL THE BELT. RIGHT THEN, WE ALL (FLT ATTENDANTS) GOT THROWN UP. I LANDED ON MY R ARM AND HEAD. THEN MY BUTT LANDED ON THE FLOOR. FLT ATTENDANT #3 GOT WEDGED IN BTWN THE AFT DOOR AND THE R AFT LAVATORY DOOR. THE ONLY THING I COULD GET A HOLD OF WAS FLT ATTENDANT #3'S LEGS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WAS SITTING IN THE AISLE AT SEAT (ROW X). SHE FELL ON HER KNEE AND BUMPED IT HARD ON A SEAT. SODA CANS AND EVERYTHING IN THE GALLEY WENT FLYING IN THE AIR. I CALLED FLT ATTENDANT #1 ON INTERCOM. SHE WAS IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY. SHE SAID THAT HER GALLEY WAS A MESS TOO. JUST ABOUT THAT TIME, THE CAPT SAID TO PREPARE FOR LNDG. THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS TURBULENT (LNDG). I FLEW A TRIP NEXT DAY AND THEN WENT TO SEE AN AIRLINE DOCTOR AT ARPT AT APPROX XB40. MY R SHOULDER AND HAND WERE PULLED. THE CAPT ON THAT FLT DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE CABIN. TO HIM, THAT WAS NOT TURB. HE DID NOT CALL BACK TO SEE IF THE CREW WAS OK. THANK GOD THAT WE HAD CHKED SEAT BELTS AND EVERYBODY (PAX) WAS SEAT BELTED. OTHERWISE, THE PICTURE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE PLTS WOULD HAVE TOLD US TO TAKE SEATS QUICKLY AFTER SVC, UPON DSNDING. THE DSNDING AND LNDG IN DFW WAS TURBULENT. PAX WITNESSED THE WHOLE SIT. THEY SAW THAT THE CREW HAD FALLEN TO FLOOR. THEY WERE NERVOUS AND SCARED, SO THEY JUST STARED AT US FOR THE REST OF THE FLT.

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.

Cabin attendant report, S80, den-dfw. Severe turbulence on approach and landing at dfw. 3 cabin attendants injured. Captain unaware of how violent turbulence was in aft of plane.