Narrative:

In sum: airline crew used standard radar procedures, ATIS retrieval, and visual observation in preparing for approach. Their determination was that it would be a normal arrival with no apparent hazards. Passenger were seated and flight attendants were completing safety checks when aircraft entered a layer of scattered clouds at 10000 ft. Turbulence was encountered and first flight attendant reported one of her crew was injured. Crew requested slower speed and delayed approach to check status of injury, which was provided by ATC. Paramedics were requested. Injury was to the ankle of crew member. Turbulence was not reported previously and ATC was unaware of it. Following aircraft were not affected because of the report this crew made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT INJURED WHEN ACFT ENCOUNTERS UNRPTED OR DETECTED TURB AT 10000 FT IN APCH AREA.

Narrative: IN SUM: AIRLINE CREW USED STANDARD RADAR PROCS, ATIS RETRIEVAL, AND VISUAL OBSERVATION IN PREPARING FOR APCH. THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THAT IT WOULD BE A NORMAL ARR WITH NO APPARENT HAZARDS. PAX WERE SEATED AND FLT ATTENDANTS WERE COMPLETING SAFETY CHKS WHEN ACFT ENTERED A LAYER OF SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 10000 FT. TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED AND FIRST FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ONE OF HER CREW WAS INJURED. CREW REQUESTED SLOWER SPD AND DELAYED APCH TO CHK STATUS OF INJURY, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY ATC. PARAMEDICS WERE REQUESTED. INJURY WAS TO THE ANKLE OF CREW MEMBER. TURB WAS NOT RPTED PREVIOUSLY AND ATC WAS UNAWARE OF IT. FOLLOWING ACFT WERE NOT AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THE RPT THIS CREW MADE.

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.