MD80 cabin attendant receives injury due to turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	567912
Time
Date	200211
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : rno.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 other other : 1
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	567912
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Moderate to severe turbulence during this time. 1 meal tray remained out in cabin. Turbulence severe enough for all crew to be strapped in jumpseats. Passenger's child became very frightened due to the bumping and rocking of aircraft. Parent picked up child to comfort her. His meal tray was very much in the way of child's kicking legs. He asked me to collect his tray. I answered from my jumpseat that I would as soon as safe. I felt a lull in the turbulence, jumped up, grabbed tray with left hand, held on west right. Ran into galley to shove tray in open cart. Held on to galley counter with right hand, knelt down to put tray away, turbulence began again severely. I lost balance, fell away from right side while still hanging on. Diagnosed with tear to right rotator cuff requiring surgery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RECEIVES INJURY DUE TO TURB.

Narrative: MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB DURING THIS TIME. 1 MEAL TRAY REMAINED OUT IN CABIN. TURB SEVERE ENOUGH FOR ALL CREW TO BE STRAPPED IN JUMPSEATS. PAX'S CHILD BECAME VERY FRIGHTENED DUE TO THE BUMPING AND ROCKING OF ACFT. PARENT PICKED UP CHILD TO COMFORT HER. HIS MEAL TRAY WAS VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHILD'S KICKING LEGS. HE ASKED ME TO COLLECT HIS TRAY. I ANSWERED FROM MY JUMPSEAT THAT I WOULD AS SOON AS SAFE. I FELT A LULL IN THE TURB, JUMPED UP, GRABBED TRAY WITH L HAND, HELD ON W RIGHT. RAN INTO GALLEY TO SHOVE TRAY IN OPEN CART. HELD ON TO GALLEY COUNTER WITH R HAND, KNELT DOWN TO PUT TRAY AWAY, TURB BEGAN AGAIN SEVERELY. I LOST BAL, FELL AWAY FROM R SIDE WHILE STILL HANGING ON. DIAGNOSED WITH TEAR TO R ROTATOR CUFF REQUIRING SURGERY.

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.