MD80 cabin crew is injured during turbulence penetration.

Attributes
ACN	692012
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	692012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Captain advised us in prebriefing before boarding to remain seated until he called. He called and advised us we could resume our duties. It was a little bumpy so I remained seated until I felt I could get up safely. I was the #2. I got up and went into the aft galley to prepare for our beverage service. I guess I was there about 5 mins when we hit severe turbulence. I could not walk -- could not move. I tried to grab things in the galley but with no success. I fell to the floor and asked the passenger at seats 28D and 29D to grab me and hold me down. They did so! I felt like I compressed my whole body to prevent me from going to the ceiling. I remained on the floor for a few mins to make sure it was ok to get up and to make sure I was not hurt. I felt ok at the time. We did our beverage service with continued off and on turbulence. I started hurting during the service; lower back; shoulder; neck; head; left knee and right hand. The #4 called the cockpit to ask was there more turbulence before we did our service. Someone said there was nothing on the radar. She advised them we were on our knees. I advised the captain what happened and I needed to write a report. I told him I got hurt. I informed him he needed to report it also. When turbulence hit; I was tossed around from one side of the galley to the other trying to grab something.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN CREW IS INJURED DURING TURB PENETRATION.

Narrative: CAPT ADVISED US IN PREBRIEFING BEFORE BOARDING TO REMAIN SEATED UNTIL HE CALLED. HE CALLED AND ADVISED US WE COULD RESUME OUR DUTIES. IT WAS A LITTLE BUMPY SO I REMAINED SEATED UNTIL I FELT I COULD GET UP SAFELY. I WAS THE #2. I GOT UP AND WENT INTO THE AFT GALLEY TO PREPARE FOR OUR BEVERAGE SVC. I GUESS I WAS THERE ABOUT 5 MINS WHEN WE HIT SEVERE TURB. I COULD NOT WALK -- COULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED TO GRAB THINGS IN THE GALLEY BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. I FELL TO THE FLOOR AND ASKED THE PAX AT SEATS 28D AND 29D TO GRAB ME AND HOLD ME DOWN. THEY DID SO! I FELT LIKE I COMPRESSED MY WHOLE BODY TO PREVENT ME FROM GOING TO THE CEILING. I REMAINED ON THE FLOOR FOR A FEW MINS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OK TO GET UP AND TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT HURT. I FELT OK AT THE TIME. WE DID OUR BEVERAGE SVC WITH CONTINUED OFF AND ON TURB. I STARTED HURTING DURING THE SVC; LOWER BACK; SHOULDER; NECK; HEAD; L KNEE AND R HAND. THE #4 CALLED THE COCKPIT TO ASK WAS THERE MORE TURB BEFORE WE DID OUR SVC. SOMEONE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE RADAR. SHE ADVISED THEM WE WERE ON OUR KNEES. I ADVISED THE CAPT WHAT HAPPENED AND I NEEDED TO WRITE A RPT. I TOLD HIM I GOT HURT. I INFORMED HIM HE NEEDED TO RPT IT ALSO. WHEN TURB HIT; I WAS TOSSED AROUND FROM ONE SIDE OF THE GALLEY TO THE OTHER TRYING TO GRAB SOMETHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.