A B757 flight attendant reported that a turbulence encounter caused injury during departure from mco...

Attributes
ACN	625277
Time
Date	200407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tracon : mco.tracon tower : cvg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude 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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14
ASRS Report	625277
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

About 15 mins after takeoff, the plane hit turbulence. I returned to my jumpseat. It stopped so I got up again. We hit totally unexpected (it seemed smooth). I grabbed the hand-hold with my left hand. I was thrown around and twisted into my left side near the cockpit door. I then lost hold and was thrown into the cockpit door. I fell on the floor and continued to bang around until the plane leveled out. Everything on the counter in first class smashed on the floor, including an entire insert of drinks (12 glasses full). Glass flew everywhere. Passenger were screaming and banged around in their seats. They were in seatbelts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A TURB ENCOUNTER CAUSED INJURY DURING DEP FROM MCO.

Narrative: ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER TKOF, THE PLANE HIT TURB. I RETURNED TO MY JUMPSEAT. IT STOPPED SO I GOT UP AGAIN. WE HIT TOTALLY UNEXPECTED (IT SEEMED SMOOTH). I GRABBED THE HAND-HOLD WITH MY L HAND. I WAS THROWN AROUND AND TWISTED INTO MY L SIDE NEAR THE COCKPIT DOOR. I THEN LOST HOLD AND WAS THROWN INTO THE COCKPIT DOOR. I FELL ON THE FLOOR AND CONTINUED TO BANG AROUND UNTIL THE PLANE LEVELED OUT. EVERYTHING ON THE COUNTER IN FIRST CLASS SMASHED ON THE FLOOR, INCLUDING AN ENTIRE INSERT OF DRINKS (12 GLASSES FULL). GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE. PAX WERE SCREAMING AND BANGED AROUND IN THEIR SEATS. THEY WERE IN SEATBELTS.

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.