MD11 crew had severe turbulence in cruise flight that injured 5 flight attendants.

Attributes
ACN	521191
Time
Date	200108
Place
State Reference	FO
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Clear air turbulence hurt 5 flight attendants as a result of turbulence. I fell on my right side injuring my right wrist, right elbow and right shoulder. I was suspended in midair for enough time to ask myself how am I going to get down. Other flight attendants tried to get to flight attendant jump seats but could not. It happened so fast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CREW HAD SEVERE TURB IN CRUISE FLT THAT INJURED 5 FLT ATTENDANTS.

Narrative: CLR AIR TURB HURT 5 FLT ATTENDANTS AS A RESULT OF TURB. I FELL ON MY R SIDE INJURING MY R WRIST, R ELBOW AND R SHOULDER. I WAS SUSPENDED IN MIDAIR FOR ENOUGH TIME TO ASK MYSELF HOW AM I GOING TO GET DOWN. OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS TRIED TO GET TO FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEATS BUT COULD NOT. IT HAPPENED SO FAST.

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.