Cabin attendant injury suffered from a fall when attempting to complete the prepare for landing procedure as requested by PIC during descent in turbulent conditions near bna.

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Attributes
ACN	635960
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	635960
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	634923
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : 1-2
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

15 mins prior to touchdown aircraft severely dropped down, then up. I was thrown to the ceiling hitting head and thrown down on floor. Woke up in aisle. Multiple contusions to my legs, arms. Neck strain. Captain should have had us situation down earlier. We were experiencing turbulence for approximately 45 mins. Supplemental information from acn 634923: when the captain made the prepare for landing PA, we started our compliance checks. This requires getting out of our jumpseats. We were experiencing turbulence on and off during descent. We seated ourselves until the PA. The WX was bad. If flight attendants were told to prepare the cabin a bit earlier in light of the WX, it may have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY SUFFERED FROM A FALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE PREPARE FOR LNDG PROC AS REQUESTED BY PIC DURING DSCNT IN TURBULENT CONDITIONS NEAR BNA.

Narrative: 15 MINS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ACFT SEVERELY DROPPED DOWN, THEN UP. I WAS THROWN TO THE CEILING HITTING HEAD AND THROWN DOWN ON FLOOR. WOKE UP IN AISLE. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO MY LEGS, ARMS. NECK STRAIN. CAPT SHOULD HAVE HAD US SIT DOWN EARLIER. WE WERE EXPERIENCING TURB FOR APPROX 45 MINS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 634923: WHEN THE CAPT MADE THE PREPARE FOR LNDG PA, WE STARTED OUR COMPLIANCE CHKS. THIS REQUIRES GETTING OUT OF OUR JUMPSEATS. WE WERE EXPERIENCING TURB ON AND OFF DURING DSCNT. WE SEATED OURSELVES UNTIL THE PA. THE WX WAS BAD. IF FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD TO PREPARE THE CABIN A BIT EARLIER IN LIGHT OF THE WX, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.