Unexpected in-flight encounter with severe turbulence catches the B777 flight attendant unaware and throws her to the floor in coach during descending flight into mia, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	575727
Time
Date	200302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	575727
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Captain has flight attendants prepare for landing at FL180. Flight attendants did final safety checks and I was about to return to my jump seat at 4L when, in middle of zone C r-hand side, we hit turbulence. It was calm before, then we felt a vacuum-like pull down. I braced and hit hard breaking my left foot in 6 places, 7 of 8 flight attendants hurt. I feel I could have had less impact if I had just sat immediately on floor but no prior bumps had me fooled that this was nothing. Stay low -- my advice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNEXPECTED INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURB CATCHES THE B777 FLT ATTENDANT UNAWARE AND THROWS HER TO THE FLOOR IN COACH DURING DSNDING FLT INTO MIA, FL.

Narrative: CAPT HAS FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE FOR LNDG AT FL180. FLT ATTENDANTS DID FINAL SAFETY CHKS AND I WAS ABOUT TO RETURN TO MY JUMP SEAT AT 4L WHEN, IN MIDDLE OF ZONE C R-HAND SIDE, WE HIT TURB. IT WAS CALM BEFORE, THEN WE FELT A VACUUM-LIKE PULL DOWN. I BRACED AND HIT HARD BREAKING MY L FOOT IN 6 PLACES, 7 OF 8 FLT ATTENDANTS HURT. I FEEL I COULD HAVE HAD LESS IMPACT IF I HAD JUST SAT IMMEDIATELY ON FLOOR BUT NO PRIOR BUMPS HAD ME FOOLED THAT THIS WAS NOTHING. STAY LOW -- MY ADVICE.

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.