A cabin attendant on a F100 reports experiencing severe turbulence which resulted in a cabin attenda...

Attributes
ACN	590256
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 15
ASRS Report	590256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Immediately after captain's, 'prepare for landing' announcement, we hit severe turbulence. I was stepping into aisle to begin compliance check when severe turbulence hit. I sat and strapped into jumpseat, making announcement flight attendants would take seats and remain seated and passenger were to ensure their own safety checks. I noticed #2 flight attendant sitting on her jumpseat holding one with one hand and had the 1/2 cart (trash) in her other hand. She later told me she couldn't get cart into stowage compartment due to the turbulence and couldn't let go of her jumpseat as she tried to keep herself seated. She ended up straining her neck and back. We landed with no further incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT ON A F100 RPTS EXPERIENCING SEVERE TURB WHICH RESULTED IN A CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAPT'S, 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' ANNOUNCEMENT, WE HIT SEVERE TURB. I WAS STEPPING INTO AISLE TO BEGIN COMPLIANCE CHK WHEN SEVERE TURB HIT. I SAT AND STRAPPED INTO JUMPSEAT, MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT FLT ATTENDANTS WOULD TAKE SEATS AND REMAIN SEATED AND PAX WERE TO ENSURE THEIR OWN SAFETY CHKS. I NOTICED #2 FLT ATTENDANT SITTING ON HER JUMPSEAT HOLDING ONE WITH ONE HAND AND HAD THE 1/2 CART (TRASH) IN HER OTHER HAND. SHE LATER TOLD ME SHE COULDN'T GET CART INTO STOWAGE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE TURB AND COULDN'T LET GO OF HER JUMPSEAT AS SHE TRIED TO KEEP HERSELF SEATED. SHE ENDED UP STRAINING HER NECK AND BACK. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

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.

A cabin attendant on a F100 reports experiencing severe turbulence which resulted in a cabin attendant injury.