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A B757 cabin attendant is injured when the aircraft encounters turbulence while she was sitting on the jump seat without the harness fastened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529547 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 529547 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Around XA00, I went into the cockpit to relieve the first officer. I sat on the edge of the third jump seat (behind the first officer's jump seat). About 1/2 - 1 min later, we hit turbulence. I fell, hitting my left elbow on the rim or hinge of the 4TH jump seat and landing on my ribs on I believe the suitcases under it (behind the captain's jump seat). I put ice on my elbow, cleaned the cuts with iodine wipes. The captain informed the ground to call paramedics and strongly suggested that I pull myself off the trip and so what the paramedics suggest. (I ended up going to hospital in san juan for x-rays.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CABIN ATTENDANT IS INJURED WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERS TURB WHILE SHE WAS SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT WITHOUT THE HARNESS FASTENED.
Narrative: AROUND XA00, I WENT INTO THE COCKPIT TO RELIEVE THE FO. I SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE THIRD JUMP SEAT (BEHIND THE FO'S JUMP SEAT). ABOUT 1/2 - 1 MIN LATER, WE HIT TURB. I FELL, HITTING MY L ELBOW ON THE RIM OR HINGE OF THE 4TH JUMP SEAT AND LNDG ON MY RIBS ON I BELIEVE THE SUITCASES UNDER IT (BEHIND THE CAPT'S JUMP SEAT). I PUT ICE ON MY ELBOW, CLEANED THE CUTS WITH IODINE WIPES. THE CAPT INFORMED THE GND TO CALL PARAMEDICS AND STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT I PULL MYSELF OFF THE TRIP AND SO WHAT THE PARAMEDICS SUGGEST. (I ENDED UP GOING TO HOSPITAL IN SAN JUAN FOR X-RAYS.)
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.