A300 passenger injury during severe turbulence with seat belt sign on.

Attributes
ACN	526365
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
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 : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	526365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : r 3 (cab)
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Flight was a little choppy so the seat belt sign was on for at least 30 mins before the incident. We had already done our compliance checks. The aircraft started to bounce a lot in the back, since I was standing at the last row of passenger seats I took a seat immediately. The min I sat down and started to fasten my seat belt, the turbulence got really bad. The aircraft dropped 40-45 ft. Everything that was not buckled down went flying around the aircraft. I believe there was only 1 passenger that had taken his seat belt off and he was hurt. He cut his head open and started bleeding. We had a doctor that was on the aircraft check on him. We had medical assistance meet the aircraft for that passenger when we landed in mexico city.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 PAX INJURY DURING SEVERE TURB WITH SEAT BELT SIGN ON.

Narrative: FLT WAS A LITTLE CHOPPY SO THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON FOR AT LEAST 30 MINS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WE HAD ALREADY DONE OUR COMPLIANCE CHKS. THE ACFT STARTED TO BOUNCE A LOT IN THE BACK, SINCE I WAS STANDING AT THE LAST ROW OF PAX SEATS I TOOK A SEAT IMMEDIATELY. THE MIN I SAT DOWN AND STARTED TO FASTEN MY SEAT BELT, THE TURB GOT REALLY BAD. THE ACFT DROPPED 40-45 FT. EVERYTHING THAT WAS NOT BUCKLED DOWN WENT FLYING AROUND THE ACFT. I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONLY 1 PAX THAT HAD TAKEN HIS SEAT BELT OFF AND HE WAS HURT. HE CUT HIS HEAD OPEN AND STARTED BLEEDING. WE HAD A DOCTOR THAT WAS ON THE ACFT CHK ON HIM. WE HAD MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MEET THE ACFT FOR THAT PAX WHEN WE LANDED IN MEXICO CITY.

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.