Narrative:

Descending into sju, pitch black night, an area of light precipitation was observed on radar off the northwest coast of puerto rico. Turned on seatbelt sign. Descending through 16000 ft and before reaching precipitation area, we entered some clouds and had a 2 second turbulence encounter. Intensity of it did not seem all that bad up front. However, a couple of mins later, received a call from the back that flight attendant and passenger may have been injured. Had medics meet the flight on arrival into sju. Passenger was of much greater concern having just undergone major cancer surgery. She was in the aft lavatory and had been thrown against the sink and was concerned about her sutures. Decision was made to transport her to the hospital for precautionary x-rays. Flight attendant requested to be allowed to go to the hotel, remain overnight, and deadhead back to base the next morning for medical attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 EXPERIENCES TURB WHILE DSNDING, RESULTING IN A PAX AND A CABIN ATTENDANT BECOMING INJURED.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO SJU, PITCH BLACK NIGHT, AN AREA OF LIGHT PRECIP WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR OFF THE NW COAST OF PUERTO RICO. TURNED ON SEATBELT SIGN. DSNDING THROUGH 16000 FT AND BEFORE REACHING PRECIP AREA, WE ENTERED SOME CLOUDS AND HAD A 2 SECOND TURB ENCOUNTER. INTENSITY OF IT DID NOT SEEM ALL THAT BAD UP FRONT. HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF MINS LATER, RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE BACK THAT FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. HAD MEDICS MEET THE FLT ON ARR INTO SJU. PAX WAS OF MUCH GREATER CONCERN HAVING JUST UNDERGONE MAJOR CANCER SURGERY. SHE WAS IN THE AFT LAVATORY AND HAD BEEN THROWN AGAINST THE SINK AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SUTURES. DECISION WAS MADE TO TRANSPORT HER TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY X-RAYS. FLT ATTENDANT REQUESTED TO BE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE HOTEL, REMAIN OVERNIGHT, AND DEADHEAD BACK TO BASE THE NEXT MORNING FOR MEDICAL ATTN.

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.