A320 cabin crew reports encountering severe turbulence causing injury to one.

Attributes
ACN	797047
Time
Date	200806
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	797047
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	797050
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We experienced severe turbulence on approach with no communication from the cockpit about predicted turbulence. We dropped at least 50 ft or possibly more. I allowed a passenger to situation on the jumpseat. He was coming out of the aft lavatory and there was no place for him to situation. I strapped him in for his safety. Supplemental information from acn 797050: flight attendant injury/far jumpseat towards the end of the flight maybe the last 20 mins we hit severe turbulence. The seatbelt sign came on. I went out to check seatbelts and pick up rest of garbage in cabin when I got about only 3 rows from aft of aircraft when I was thrown left then right on passenger armrest/seatback and then fell to the ground in the middle of aisle. I hurt my leg and shoulder/arm. I held on and then climbed on to a passenger seat for the remaining of the flight. This was severe turbulence and not 'moderate' that the pilots had mentioned. Also; I later discovered there was a passenger sitting on the jumpseat for landing. Apparently he was in the lavatory when we hit the turbulence and my flying partner advised him to take nearest seat for his safety; the passenger safety; and all the other passenger in the cabin.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CABIN CREW REPORTS ENCOUNTERING SEVERE TURBULENCE CAUSING INJURY TO ONE.

Narrative: WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURB ON APCH WITH NO COM FROM THE COCKPIT ABOUT PREDICTED TURB. WE DROPPED AT LEAST 50 FT OR POSSIBLY MORE. I ALLOWED A PAX TO SIT ON THE JUMPSEAT. HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE AFT LAVATORY AND THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR HIM TO SIT. I STRAPPED HIM IN FOR HIS SAFETY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 797050: FLT ATTENDANT INJURY/FAR JUMPSEAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE FLT MAYBE THE LAST 20 MINS WE HIT SEVERE TURB. THE SEATBELT SIGN CAME ON. I WENT OUT TO CHK SEATBELTS AND PICK UP REST OF GARBAGE IN CABIN WHEN I GOT ABOUT ONLY 3 ROWS FROM AFT OF ACFT WHEN I WAS THROWN L THEN R ON PAX ARMREST/SEATBACK AND THEN FELL TO THE GND IN THE MIDDLE OF AISLE. I HURT MY LEG AND SHOULDER/ARM. I HELD ON AND THEN CLBED ON TO A PAX SEAT FOR THE REMAINING OF THE FLT. THIS WAS SEVERE TURB AND NOT 'MODERATE' THAT THE PLTS HAD MENTIONED. ALSO; I LATER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PAX SITTING ON THE JUMPSEAT FOR LNDG. APPARENTLY HE WAS IN THE LAVATORY WHEN WE HIT THE TURB AND MY FLYING PARTNER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE NEAREST SEAT FOR HIS SAFETY; THE PAX SAFETY; AND ALL THE OTHER PAX IN THE CABIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.