B777 flight attendant suffered an injured knee when turbulence was encountered during cruise.

Attributes
ACN	536348
Time
Date	200201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : pacific
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 : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	536348
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

I was working in the aisle when we encountered turbulence. The jolt caused my right knee to give out. Later during the flight my right knee started to swell causing great pain. I needed medical attention when our trip returned to base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLT ATTENDANT SUFFERED AN INJURED KNEE WHEN TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING CRUISE.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN THE AISLE WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED TURB. THE JOLT CAUSED MY R KNEE TO GIVE OUT. LATER DURING THE FLT MY R KNEE STARTED TO SWELL CAUSING GREAT PAIN. I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTN WHEN OUR TRIP RETURNED TO BASE.

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.