A flight attendant is injured when a jolt of the aircraft occurs during pushback.

Attributes
ACN	706761
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
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 : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	706761
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Tug was pushing aircraft out of gate. Tug gears slipped; jolting aircraft very hard -- throwing my head and back into corner of partition. This is the second time within 1 yr that I have been injured; while standing; waiting to start the safety demonstration. Both incidents involved aircraft accidents on the ramp. To prevent these injuries; all flight attendants should be seated during any aircraft movement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT IS INJURED WHEN A JOLT OF THE ACFT OCCURS DURING PUSHBACK.

Narrative: TUG WAS PUSHING ACFT OUT OF GATE. TUG GEARS SLIPPED; JOLTING ACFT VERY HARD -- THROWING MY HEAD AND BACK INTO CORNER OF PARTITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 1 YR THAT I HAVE BEEN INJURED; WHILE STANDING; WAITING TO START THE SAFETY DEMO. BOTH INCIDENTS INVOLVED ACFT ACCIDENTS ON THE RAMP. TO PREVENT THESE INJURIES; ALL FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD BE SEATED DURING ANY ACFT MOVEMENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.