2 flight attendants injured during arrival at phl during an encounter with wake turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	736541
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Aircraft 1
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	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 18.5 flight attendant time total : 18.5 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	736541
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : wake turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Approximately 25-30 mins prior to landing in phl; flight attendant #2 and I were in the aft galley when we were first suspended in the air and then thrown to the galley floor due to what the captain later told us had been the wake from another aircraft. Flight attendant #2 bruised her back from above her hip to her shoulder blade on the corner of #4 jumpseat as she was forced down by the g-forces. I had been standing next to flight attendant #2 in the galley; but was closer to the door when I was forced down by the g-forces. I only had a galley wall behind me -- nothing protruding; so I did not bruise my back. Flight attendant #2 called the cockpit to inform them of her injury and to inquire as to what caused the turbulence. The captain told her that it had been wake from another aircraft. Flight attendant #2 told the captain that she was bruised; but did not need any immediate medical attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INJURED DURING ARR AT PHL DURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURB.

Narrative: APPROX 25-30 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG IN PHL; FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND I WERE IN THE AFT GALLEY WHEN WE WERE FIRST SUSPENDED IN THE AIR AND THEN THROWN TO THE GALLEY FLOOR DUE TO WHAT THE CAPT LATER TOLD US HAD BEEN THE WAKE FROM ANOTHER ACFT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 BRUISED HER BACK FROM ABOVE HER HIP TO HER SHOULDER BLADE ON THE CORNER OF #4 JUMPSEAT AS SHE WAS FORCED DOWN BY THE G-FORCES. I HAD BEEN STANDING NEXT TO FLT ATTENDANT #2 IN THE GALLEY; BUT WAS CLOSER TO THE DOOR WHEN I WAS FORCED DOWN BY THE G-FORCES. I ONLY HAD A GALLEY WALL BEHIND ME -- NOTHING PROTRUDING; SO I DID NOT BRUISE MY BACK. FLT ATTENDANT #2 CALLED THE COCKPIT TO INFORM THEM OF HER INJURY AND TO INQUIRE AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE TURB. THE CAPT TOLD HER THAT IT HAD BEEN WAKE FROM ANOTHER ACFT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 TOLD THE CAPT THAT SHE WAS BRUISED; BUT DID NOT NEED ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN.

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.