Turbulence below 10000 ft MSL on descent causes flight attendants to take available passenger seats for the landing rather than risk continuing to their jumpseats.

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Attributes
ACN	808998
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ypdn.tower
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	808998
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	808997
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

After the captain signaled 10000 ft and for us to prepare cabin for landing; C flight attendant and I walked through to make sure everything was secure. On our way back it got bumpy and we secured ourselves in the last row of seats thinking when the turbulence stops we will secure ourselves in our jumpseats for landing. The bumps never ceased and the visibility was bad so we couldn't see how close we were. We decided for our safety that we should just stay buckled up as the turbulence never let up. As soon as the aircraft slowed we moved ourselves to our jumpseats and secured ourselves for taxi in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TURBULENCE BELOW 10000 FT MSL ON DESCENT CAUSES FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE AVAILABLE PAX SEATS FOR THE LNDG RATHER THAN RISK CONTINUING TO THEIR JUMPSEATS.

Narrative: AFTER THE CAPT SIGNALED 10000 FT AND FOR US TO PREPARE CABIN FOR LANDING; C FLT ATTENDANT AND I WALKED THROUGH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SECURE. ON OUR WAY BACK IT GOT BUMPY AND WE SECURED OURSELVES IN THE LAST ROW OF SEATS THINKING WHEN THE TURB STOPS WE WILL SECURE OURSELVES IN OUR JUMPSEATS FOR LNDG. THE BUMPS NEVER CEASED AND THE VISIBILITY WAS BAD SO WE COULDN'T SEE HOW CLOSE WE WERE. WE DECIDED FOR OUR SAFETY THAT WE SHOULD JUST STAY BUCKLED UP AS THE TURB NEVER LET UP. AS SOON AS THE ACFT SLOWED WE MOVED OURSELVES TO OUR JUMPSEATS AND SECURED OURSELVES FOR TAXI IN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.