MD80 crew encountered severe clear air turbulence in ZDV class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	503004
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	503004
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Severe clear air turbulence hit us 4 times every few mins. Had just finished checking seatbelts. Could not get to jump seat because of serving cart. Was thrown in every direction falling several times. Cart and galley items hit and injured passenger in last few rows and several first class passenger's computers got soaked from drinks that hit ceiling. In between, moved cart back to galley. Then, the turbulence hit again and I just stayed on the floor -- I couldn't get to my jump seat. Finally, I was able to crawl to my jump seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLR AIR TURB IN ZDV CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: SEVERE CLR AIR TURB HIT US 4 TIMES EVERY FEW MINS. HAD JUST FINISHED CHKING SEATBELTS. COULD NOT GET TO JUMP SEAT BECAUSE OF SERVING CART. WAS THROWN IN EVERY DIRECTION FALLING SEVERAL TIMES. CART AND GALLEY ITEMS HIT AND INJURED PAX IN LAST FEW ROWS AND SEVERAL FIRST CLASS PAX'S COMPUTERS GOT SOAKED FROM DRINKS THAT HIT CEILING. IN BTWN, MOVED CART BACK TO GALLEY. THEN, THE TURBULENCE HIT AGAIN AND I JUST STAYED ON THE FLOOR -- I COULDN'T GET TO MY JUMP SEAT. FINALLY, I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL TO MY JUMP SEAT.

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.