Narrative:

I was working in the aft galley area of flight from lax to dfw. It was an all nighter so all passenger were asleep when we began our descent into dfw. The seat belt sign came on for a normal approach into dfw. I walked through the cabin, with the other main cabin flight attendant, using flashlights to check all passenger seat belts. All passenger were seated, and belted into seats. Upon reaching the aft galley, I was notified by airphone from the #1 flight attendant that the captain said 'it might be a little bumpy.' after hanging up the phone, the #4 flight attendant and I began closing up the aft galley, preparing for some slightly bumpy WX and soon to be landing. Within mins, the aircraft began to ripple with bumpy turbulence, followed by severe jolting turbulence sending me and the #4 flight attendant up to the ceiling and crashing hard to the floor, breaking my right ankle and breaking my left foot. The event broke the #4 flight attendant's right ankle in 3 places. I left the ground 3 times, before the jolts turned back into rippling turbulence, and I crawled to the tail cone jump seat. I grabbed the phone and I called the cockpit. The captain answered with 'are you ok?' I replied 'no, my ankles are broken and the #4 flight attendant has a broken leg as well. We will need medical attention in dallas. All passenger were seated and not injured.' the captain said, 'are you kidding?' I replied 'no.' he was in complete shock that the turbulence was so severe. I am now recovering from surgery on my right ankle, and will be off work for at least 4 months. I have no way of knowing what the captain saw on the radar, but I know the thunderstorms around dallas seemed severe with lightning and bumpy WX. We needed better information to be seated during such turbulence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD-80S FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SEVERE TURB DURING DSCNT INTO DFW WHICH CAUSED MULTIPLE FLT ATTENDANT INJURIES.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA OF FLT FROM LAX TO DFW. IT WAS AN ALL NIGHTER SO ALL PAX WERE ASLEEP WHEN WE BEGAN OUR DSCNT INTO DFW. THE SEAT BELT SIGN CAME ON FOR A NORMAL APCH INTO DFW. I WALKED THROUGH THE CABIN, WITH THE OTHER MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANT, USING FLASHLIGHTS TO CHK ALL PAX SEAT BELTS. ALL PAX WERE SEATED, AND BELTED INTO SEATS. UPON REACHING THE AFT GALLEY, I WAS NOTIFIED BY AIRPHONE FROM THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT THE CAPT SAID 'IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BUMPY.' AFTER HANGING UP THE PHONE, THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND I BEGAN CLOSING UP THE AFT GALLEY, PREPARING FOR SOME SLIGHTLY BUMPY WX AND SOON TO BE LNDG. WITHIN MINS, THE ACFT BEGAN TO RIPPLE WITH BUMPY TURB, FOLLOWED BY SEVERE JOLTING TURB SENDING ME AND THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT UP TO THE CEILING AND CRASHING HARD TO THE FLOOR, BREAKING MY R ANKLE AND BREAKING MY L FOOT. THE EVENT BROKE THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT'S R ANKLE IN 3 PLACES. I LEFT THE GND 3 TIMES, BEFORE THE JOLTS TURNED BACK INTO RIPPLING TURB, AND I CRAWLED TO THE TAIL CONE JUMP SEAT. I GRABBED THE PHONE AND I CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ANSWERED WITH 'ARE YOU OK?' I REPLIED 'NO, MY ANKLES ARE BROKEN AND THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT HAS A BROKEN LEG AS WELL. WE WILL NEED MEDICAL ATTN IN DALLAS. ALL PAX WERE SEATED AND NOT INJURED.' THE CAPT SAID, 'ARE YOU KIDDING?' I REPLIED 'NO.' HE WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK THAT THE TURB WAS SO SEVERE. I AM NOW RECOVERING FROM SURGERY ON MY R ANKLE, AND WILL BE OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST 4 MONTHS. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT THE CAPT SAW ON THE RADAR, BUT I KNOW THE TSTMS AROUND DALLAS SEEMED SEVERE WITH LIGHTNING AND BUMPY WX. WE NEEDED BETTER INFO TO BE SEATED DURING SUCH TURB.

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.