Cabin attendant report on severe turbulence en route southwest of den and some injuries sustained.

Attributes
ACN	393293
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	393293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The flight was bumpy starting right after takeoff. We (the 4 flight attendants working main cabin) remained seated in the aft of the cabin with our seat belts on for most of the first 1 1/2 hours. It finally started to smooth out so we got up and about 5 mins later it started getting choppy again. We were getting the beverage and meal carts ready in the aft of main cabin. One of the other flight attendants called the cockpit to see if it was going to get any worse or if it was going to continue. The captain said it wouldn't get any worse than it was and it would be ok to do the service. I then called him to have them warm the cabin a little because it was cold. This is when we hit severe turbulence. I came off the floor hitting my head on the ceiling. I heard other flight attendants screaming and saw them flying around. We all managed to get buckled into seats after getting banged around a couple of times. There were minor injuries, nothing serious. I feel we were very lucky. I was standing beside a fully stocked beverage cart at the time it occurred. These carts weigh 400 pounds. It fell over and could have fallen on me if I hadn't gotten out of the way soon enough. We remained seated for the duration of the flight. There was a mechanical problem with the plane in los angeles. We departed a little late. I think it was something to do with the pressurization in the cabin. The problem was not completely corrected, so the aircraft could not fly above a certain altitude. I think that maybe if we could have cruised at a higher altitude this could have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT ON SEVERE TURB ENRTE SW OF DEN AND SOME INJURIES SUSTAINED.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS BUMPY STARTING RIGHT AFTER TKOF. WE (THE 4 FLT ATTENDANTS WORKING MAIN CABIN) REMAINED SEATED IN THE AFT OF THE CABIN WITH OUR SEAT BELTS ON FOR MOST OF THE FIRST 1 1/2 HRS. IT FINALLY STARTED TO SMOOTH OUT SO WE GOT UP AND ABOUT 5 MINS LATER IT STARTED GETTING CHOPPY AGAIN. WE WERE GETTING THE BEVERAGE AND MEAL CARTS READY IN THE AFT OF MAIN CABIN. ONE OF THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED THE COCKPIT TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO GET ANY WORSE OR IF IT WAS GOING TO CONTINUE. THE CAPT SAID IT WOULDN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS AND IT WOULD BE OK TO DO THE SVC. I THEN CALLED HIM TO HAVE THEM WARM THE CABIN A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS COLD. THIS IS WHEN WE HIT SEVERE TURB. I CAME OFF THE FLOOR HITTING MY HEAD ON THE CEILING. I HEARD OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS SCREAMING AND SAW THEM FLYING AROUND. WE ALL MANAGED TO GET BUCKLED INTO SEATS AFTER GETTING BANGED AROUND A COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES, NOTHING SERIOUS. I FEEL WE WERE VERY LUCKY. I WAS STANDING BESIDE A FULLY STOCKED BEVERAGE CART AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. THESE CARTS WEIGH 400 LBS. IT FELL OVER AND COULD HAVE FALLEN ON ME IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE WAY SOON ENOUGH. WE REMAINED SEATED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. THERE WAS A MECHANICAL PROB WITH THE PLANE IN LOS ANGELES. WE DEPARTED A LITTLE LATE. I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PRESSURIZATION IN THE CABIN. THE PROB WAS NOT COMPLETELY CORRECTED, SO THE ACFT COULD NOT FLY ABOVE A CERTAIN ALT. I THINK THAT MAYBE IF WE COULD HAVE CRUISED AT A HIGHER ALT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.