2 flight attendants report minor injuries following brief encounter with moderate turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	590281
Time
Date	200308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : yxu.vortac
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czyz.artcc tower : hio.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	590281
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

The captain made an announcement to the flight attendants over the interphone to take their seats after ATC informed us we could expect moderate chop ahead. Just after that, we hit moderate turbulence which lasted approximately 1 min. As the PF, I adjusted our speed to .76 mach with the autoplt on. The captain checked on the flight attendants and passenger as soon as he was able and the purser said everyone was ok. The captain then made a PIREP with company. About 25 mins after the incident, the purser called and informed us that the flight attendants who were working in the back of the aircraft at the time of the incident wanted to report back and neck soreness, but nothing that needed immediate medical attention. The captain then requested that a flight attendant supervisor meet us at the gate upon landing. The seat belt sign was on at the time of the incident and no passenger were hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 FLT ATTENDANTS RPT MINOR INJURIES FOLLOWING BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH MODERATE TURB.

Narrative: THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS OVER THE INTERPHONE TO TAKE THEIR SEATS AFTER ATC INFORMED US WE COULD EXPECT MODERATE CHOP AHEAD. JUST AFTER THAT, WE HIT MODERATE TURB WHICH LASTED APPROX 1 MIN. AS THE PF, I ADJUSTED OUR SPD TO .76 MACH WITH THE AUTOPLT ON. THE CAPT CHKED ON THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX AS SOON AS HE WAS ABLE AND THE PURSER SAID EVERYONE WAS OK. THE CAPT THEN MADE A PIREP WITH COMPANY. ABOUT 25 MINS AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE PURSER CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS WHO WERE WORKING IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WANTED TO RPT BACK AND NECK SORENESS, BUT NOTHING THAT NEEDED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN. THE CAPT THEN REQUESTED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT SUPVR MEET US AT THE GATE UPON LNDG. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND NO PAX WERE HURT.

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.