Widebody transport aircraft encounters turbulence. 2 cabin attendants injured.

Attributes
ACN	292102
Time
Date	199412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18700 flight time type : 1861
ASRS Report	292102
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While climbing to cruise altitude from mia to jfk at approximately FL250 to FL260 we encountered light turbulence. Prior to entry into the clouds, I turned the fasten seat belt sign on and commented to the captain 'that with the light passenger load of 175 passenger, and the service being only snacks, I would like the cabin crew to situation down and suspend services.' he agreed and the so (flight engineer) made the PA announcement for the cabin crew to situation down. We entered the clouds and approximately 2-3 mins later received our first moderate turbulence encounter. No radar returns indicated anything but moisture 25-30 mi on either side of our flight path. The continuous light, occasionally moderate, turbulence continued until approximately FL390 where we were on top and smooth. After leveloff at FL410 the flight service manager entered and informed us that 2 flight attendants were injured, however a doctor on board the flight was attending them. Their bruises were wrist and neck, respectively, and no passenger were injured. Both the captain and so (flight engineer) made separate trips to the cabin and were satisfied all was well. Calls to jfk were made to have company representatives meet the flight, and they did. Passenger complaints were taken. Everyone walked off the aircraft. The cabin attendants who were injured caught other flts to their home towns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT ENCOUNTERS TURB. 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS INJURED.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO CRUISE ALT FROM MIA TO JFK AT APPROX FL250 TO FL260 WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TURB. PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO THE CLOUDS, I TURNED THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN ON AND COMMENTED TO THE CAPT 'THAT WITH THE LIGHT PAX LOAD OF 175 PAX, AND THE SVC BEING ONLY SNACKS, I WOULD LIKE THE CABIN CREW TO SIT DOWN AND SUSPEND SVCS.' HE AGREED AND THE SO (FE) MADE THE PA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CABIN CREW TO SIT DOWN. WE ENTERED THE CLOUDS AND APPROX 2-3 MINS LATER RECEIVED OUR FIRST MODERATE TURB ENCOUNTER. NO RADAR RETURNS INDICATED ANYTHING BUT MOISTURE 25-30 MI ON EITHER SIDE OF OUR FLT PATH. THE CONTINUOUS LIGHT, OCCASIONALLY MODERATE, TURB CONTINUED UNTIL APPROX FL390 WHERE WE WERE ON TOP AND SMOOTH. AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL410 THE FLT SVC MGR ENTERED AND INFORMED US THAT 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED, HOWEVER A DOCTOR ON BOARD THE FLT WAS ATTENDING THEM. THEIR BRUISES WERE WRIST AND NECK, RESPECTIVELY, AND NO PAX WERE INJURED. BOTH THE CAPT AND SO (FE) MADE SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE CABIN AND WERE SATISFIED ALL WAS WELL. CALLS TO JFK WERE MADE TO HAVE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES MEET THE FLT, AND THEY DID. PAX COMPLAINTS WERE TAKEN. EVERYONE WALKED OFF THE ACFT. THE CABIN ATTENDANTS WHO WERE INJURED CAUGHT OTHER FLTS TO THEIR HOME TOWNS.

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.