Unexpected in-flight encounter with severe turbulence catches the flight attendant unaware and throws her to the floor of the first class galley during flight over southwest atlantic on frequency with ZMA, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	575642
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
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
Experience	flight attendant time total : 20
ASRS Report	575642
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

During flight, moderate to severe turbulence occurred. I was standing in the first class galley. I spread my legs out to steady myself, I held onto the hand holds on the galley walls and r-hand emergency exit. I was trying to make it to my jumpseat when a jolt jammed my left knee and lower and middle back. I immediately slid to the floor, where I remained until 10 mins later when the turbulence ended.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNEXPECTED INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURB CATCHES THE FLT ATTENDANT UNAWARE AND THROWS HER TO THE FLOOR OF THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY DURING FLT OVER SW ATLANTIC ON FREQ WITH ZMA, FL.

Narrative: DURING FLT, MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB OCCURRED. I WAS STANDING IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY. I SPREAD MY LEGS OUT TO STEADY MYSELF, I HELD ONTO THE HAND HOLDS ON THE GALLEY WALLS AND R-HAND EMER EXIT. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO MY JUMPSEAT WHEN A JOLT JAMMED MY L KNEE AND LOWER AND MIDDLE BACK. I IMMEDIATELY SLID TO THE FLOOR, WHERE I REMAINED UNTIL 10 MINS LATER WHEN THE TURB ENDED.

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.