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An A319 flight attendant reported neck and shoulder injuries while attempting to stow the aft beverage cart when severe clear air turbulence struck and there were no hand holds installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1430268 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
During start of beverage service we were in aft galley; when suddenly we experienced severe clear air turbulence. The captain made an announcement for the flight attendants to take our seats immediately. As we started to stow the cart; turbulence hit again; looking for anything to hold onto within reach to brace myself; (as there are no safety handles on that aircraft) my arm was hit by the beverage cart; injuring my neck and shoulder. Install safety handles on the aircraft that don't have them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 Flight Attendant reported neck and shoulder injuries while attempting to stow the aft beverage cart when severe clear air turbulence struck and there were no hand holds installed.
Narrative: During start of beverage service we were in aft galley; when suddenly we experienced severe clear air turbulence. The captain made an announcement for the flight attendants to take our seats immediately. As we started to stow the cart; turbulence hit again; looking for anything to hold onto within reach to brace myself; (as there are no safety handles on that aircraft) my arm was hit by the beverage cart; injuring my neck and shoulder. Install safety handles on the aircraft that don't have them.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.