Cabin attendant injured when moderate turbulence encountered during descent into roa.

Attributes
ACN	83824
Time
Date	198803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roa
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roa tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	83824
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching roa, we were given pilot's discretion from 10000 to 6000'. The captain called the F/a, told her we expected turbulence, to clean up the cabin and be seated. We started a descent at 29 mi out. The air was smooth with occasional light chop. The airplane was slowed in anticipation of turbulence. Approach gave us a further descent to 3800'. There was a scattered to broken cloud layer in the area. We were able to avoid most but penetrated 1 cloud on descent. We encountered moderate turbulence as we descended through the cloud layer. Beneath the layer we had a clear view of the airport, called it in sight to approach control and were cleared the visual. We encountered a second area of moderate turbulence in the clear on the approach until turning final. The F/a reported to us on the ground that she had hit her head on a storage bin and bumped her back on an arm rest. She was not, however, incapacitated. As there were only 8 passenger on board, the F/a did have time to clean up and be seated. However, she had undone her seatbelt to clean out a seat pocket.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED WHEN MODERATE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED DURING DESCENT INTO ROA.

Narrative: APCHING ROA, WE WERE GIVEN PLT'S DISCRETION FROM 10000 TO 6000'. THE CAPT CALLED THE F/A, TOLD HER WE EXPECTED TURB, TO CLEAN UP THE CABIN AND BE SEATED. WE STARTED A DSCNT AT 29 MI OUT. THE AIR WAS SMOOTH WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT CHOP. THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWED IN ANTICIPATION OF TURB. APCH GAVE US A FURTHER DSCNT TO 3800'. THERE WAS A SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD LAYER IN THE AREA. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID MOST BUT PENETRATED 1 CLOUD ON DSCNT. WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB AS WE DSNDED THROUGH THE CLOUD LAYER. BENEATH THE LAYER WE HAD A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ARPT, CALLED IT IN SIGHT TO APCH CTL AND WERE CLRED THE VISUAL. WE ENCOUNTERED A SECOND AREA OF MODERATE TURB IN THE CLR ON THE APCH UNTIL TURNING FINAL. THE F/A RPTED TO US ON THE GND THAT SHE HAD HIT HER HEAD ON A STORAGE BIN AND BUMPED HER BACK ON AN ARM REST. SHE WAS NOT, HOWEVER, INCAPACITATED. AS THERE WERE ONLY 8 PAX ON BOARD, THE F/A DID HAVE TIME TO CLEAN UP AND BE SEATED. HOWEVER, SHE HAD UNDONE HER SEATBELT TO CLEAN OUT A SEAT POCKET.

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