Narrative:

During descent on the rome arrival to atl, the aircraft entered the edge of a cloud at approximately 11000 ft. The aircraft made an instantaneous up and down movement at a level of moderate chop before exiting the cloud. After exiting the cloud, the flight attendant in charge informed the flight crew that 1 flight attendant at the aft galley was injured and had possibly broken her leg. All passenger were seated with seatbelts fastened. The announcement to remain seated for the remainder of the flight was previously made at FL240, starting the descent. We contacted atl operations to request paramedics meet the airplane at the gate. Approach and landing were normal. At the gate, I requested via the PA, that passenger remain seated so that paramedics could get to the back of the airplane to help the injured flight attendant. The passenger cooperated with the request and paramedics proceeded directly to the back of the airplane to render assistance. No turbulence occurred outside of the clouds. Cloud coverage was a broken layer at 10000 ft and each cloud was about 2000 ft thick. Faster action by the cabin crew members to be seated on descent could have prevented this from occurring .

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC REQUESTED PARAMEDICS TO MEET ACFT TO ADMINISTER TO AN INJURED CABIN ATTENDANT CAUSED BY TURB WHEN ON APCH TO ATL.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT ON THE ROME ARR TO ATL, THE ACFT ENTERED THE EDGE OF A CLOUD AT APPROX 11000 FT. THE ACFT MADE AN INSTANTANEOUS UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT AT A LEVEL OF MODERATE CHOP BEFORE EXITING THE CLOUD. AFTER EXITING THE CLOUD, THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE INFORMED THE FLC THAT 1 FLT ATTENDANT AT THE AFT GALLEY WAS INJURED AND HAD POSSIBLY BROKEN HER LEG. ALL PAX WERE SEATED WITH SEATBELTS FASTENED. THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO REMAIN SEATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS PREVIOUSLY MADE AT FL240, STARTING THE DSCNT. WE CONTACTED ATL OPS TO REQUEST PARAMEDICS MEET THE AIRPLANE AT THE GATE. APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. AT THE GATE, I REQUESTED VIA THE PA, THAT PAX REMAIN SEATED SO THAT PARAMEDICS COULD GET TO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO HELP THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT. THE PAX COOPERATED WITH THE REQUEST AND PARAMEDICS PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. NO TURB OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE CLOUDS. CLOUD COVERAGE WAS A BROKEN LAYER AT 10000 FT AND EACH CLOUD WAS ABOUT 2000 FT THICK. FASTER ACTION BY THE CABIN CREW MEMBERS TO BE SEATED ON DSCNT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM OCCURRING .

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.