A B737 flight attendant reported that she and a number of passenger were injured during a turbulence encounter on a flight from lax to iad.

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Attributes
ACN	620604
Time
Date	200406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mynn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	620604
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We were experiencing turbulence throughout most of the flight, very light to moderate. Captain informed us he was trying to find a smooth altitude and not having any luck. We had been sitting with seat belts on for quite a while. When it felt smooth, I got up to start a water service for our passenger. All of a sudden, we just dropped and bumped around. Very scary! When things became calm with the aircraft, captain called back to check on us. I was very bruised. Passenger had bumped their heads and were shook up. Oxygen masks came down. In the right lavatory molding from ceiling came down. My galley was fairly secure, but still looked trashed. We handed out ice in sick bags for a few passenger. Gave a few band aids and just got ready to land after we cleared the galley mess up. Paramedics met flight to offer assistance to passenger. No one was seriously hurt. Most everyone had seat belts on. The sign had been on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SHE AND A NUMBER OF PAX WERE INJURED DURING A TURB ENCOUNTER ON A FLT FROM LAX TO IAD.

Narrative: WE WERE EXPERIENCING TURB THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE FLT, VERY LIGHT TO MODERATE. CAPT INFORMED US HE WAS TRYING TO FIND A SMOOTH ALT AND NOT HAVING ANY LUCK. WE HAD BEEN SITTING WITH SEAT BELTS ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN IT FELT SMOOTH, I GOT UP TO START A WATER SVC FOR OUR PAX. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE JUST DROPPED AND BUMPED AROUND. VERY SCARY! WHEN THINGS BECAME CALM WITH THE ACFT, CAPT CALLED BACK TO CHK ON US. I WAS VERY BRUISED. PAX HAD BUMPED THEIR HEADS AND WERE SHOOK UP. OXYGEN MASKS CAME DOWN. IN THE R LAVATORY MOLDING FROM CEILING CAME DOWN. MY GALLEY WAS FAIRLY SECURE, BUT STILL LOOKED TRASHED. WE HANDED OUT ICE IN SICK BAGS FOR A FEW PAX. GAVE A FEW BAND AIDS AND JUST GOT READY TO LAND AFTER WE CLRED THE GALLEY MESS UP. PARAMEDICS MET FLT TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO PAX. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. MOST EVERYONE HAD SEAT BELTS ON. THE SIGN HAD BEEN ON.

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.