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Cabin attendant report, B767, lax-mia. Sudden, severe turbulence caused cabin attendant to land on knee, resulting in injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 485585 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
While in the aisle serving a tray of water, we experienced severe turbulence and I was thrown to the ground, landing hard on my left knee. I sat in a passenger seat as soon as possible and later put ice on my knee. It seems fine now.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767, LAX-MIA. SUDDEN, SEVERE TURB CAUSED CABIN ATTENDANT TO LAND ON KNEE, RESULTING IN INJURY.
Narrative: WHILE IN THE AISLE SERVING A TRAY OF WATER, WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB AND I WAS THROWN TO THE GND, LNDG HARD ON MY L KNEE. I SAT IN A PAX SEAT ASAP AND LATER PUT ICE ON MY KNEE. IT SEEMS FINE NOW.
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.