Cabin attendant recounts injuries suffered during turbulence encounter.

Attributes
ACN	697687
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	descent : approach ground : maintenance
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 : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	697687
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Captain was giving a PA for early preparation by flight attendants for landing due to expected significant turbulence. We were in the forward part of aircraft. The #2 flight attendant went back and began preparing the main cabin. The #1 flight attendant and I began picking up first class and handing out coats. The turbulence began before the captain even finished his PA. We held on all the way to the back and lost footing a couple of times. I let go to pull down jumpseat and was thrown into the top and side of G3 area. I was in a slight bend looking down. My neck was injured. I have had significant pain; loss of ability to continue normal activity of duties at work and home and loss of sleep due to injury resulting in arms going to sleep and neck pain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RECOUNTS INJURIES SUFFERED DURING TURB ENCOUNTER.

Narrative: CAPT WAS GIVING A PA FOR EARLY PREPARATION BY FLT ATTENDANTS FOR LNDG DUE TO EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT TURB. WE WERE IN THE FORWARD PART OF ACFT. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT WENT BACK AND BEGAN PREPARING THE MAIN CABIN. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND I BEGAN PICKING UP FIRST CLASS AND HANDING OUT COATS. THE TURB BEGAN BEFORE THE CAPT EVEN FINISHED HIS PA. WE HELD ON ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AND LOST FOOTING A COUPLE OF TIMES. I LET GO TO PULL DOWN JUMPSEAT AND WAS THROWN INTO THE TOP AND SIDE OF G3 AREA. I WAS IN A SLIGHT BEND LOOKING DOWN. MY NECK WAS INJURED. I HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT PAIN; LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTINUE NORMAL ACTIVITY OF DUTIES AT WORK AND HOME AND LOSS OF SLEEP DUE TO INJURY RESULTING IN ARMS GOING TO SLEEP AND NECK PAIN.

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.