Narrative:

About 2 hours into our flight from aus-sjc, we encountered severe turbulence. All of a sudden, the aircraft 'shook, tilted, dropped.' the cockpit, when able, instructed over the PA for all flight attendants to take their jump seats. Nevertheless, 3 of us were already buckled in, while flight attendant #2 proceeded to secure his galley. The turbulence continued for a few mins. When the situation was under control, the cockpit instructed flight attendants to walk through the cabin to do a passenger check. We only found spilled drinks -- no passenger injuries were reported. As the flight proceeded, flight attendant #2 started to complain of a headache, back pain, and his hands were shaking. He was given some aspirin and given support. Upon arrival in sjc, we had a slight delay to be guided to the gate. The flight was met by fire, paramedics and flight service for passenger and crew support. Clear air turbulence occurs unexpectedly. I believe the flight crew did an exceptional job correcting the situation, assessing and assisting passenger and cabin crew. The cabin crew acted proficiently, as per experience. Flight attendant #2 will gain insight into the idea that personal safety comes before anything, as he continues his flying career. Ramp services could have been more prompt, given the situation. I appreciated the overwhelming response from medical and flight service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, AUS-SJC, CLR AIR TURB. FLT ATTENDANT INJURED. EMER EQUIP AND PERSONNEL MET FLT.

Narrative: ABOUT 2 HRS INTO OUR FLT FROM AUS-SJC, WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ACFT 'SHOOK, TILTED, DROPPED.' THE COCKPIT, WHEN ABLE, INSTRUCTED OVER THE PA FOR ALL FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE THEIR JUMP SEATS. NEVERTHELESS, 3 OF US WERE ALREADY BUCKLED IN, WHILE FLT ATTENDANT #2 PROCEEDED TO SECURE HIS GALLEY. THE TURB CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINS. WHEN THE SIT WAS UNDER CTL, THE COCKPIT INSTRUCTED FLT ATTENDANTS TO WALK THROUGH THE CABIN TO DO A PAX CHK. WE ONLY FOUND SPILLED DRINKS -- NO PAX INJURIES WERE RPTED. AS THE FLT PROCEEDED, FLT ATTENDANT #2 STARTED TO COMPLAIN OF A HEADACHE, BACK PAIN, AND HIS HANDS WERE SHAKING. HE WAS GIVEN SOME ASPIRIN AND GIVEN SUPPORT. UPON ARR IN SJC, WE HAD A SLIGHT DELAY TO BE GUIDED TO THE GATE. THE FLT WAS MET BY FIRE, PARAMEDICS AND FLT SVC FOR PAX AND CREW SUPPORT. CLR AIR TURB OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. I BELIEVE THE FLC DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB CORRECTING THE SIT, ASSESSING AND ASSISTING PAX AND CABIN CREW. THE CABIN CREW ACTED PROFICIENTLY, AS PER EXPERIENCE. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WILL GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE IDEA THAT PERSONAL SAFETY COMES BEFORE ANYTHING, AS HE CONTINUES HIS FLYING CAREER. RAMP SVCS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROMPT, GIVEN THE SIT. I APPRECIATED THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM MEDICAL AND FLT SVC.

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.