A flight attendant reported the captain failed to address their needs regarding cabin management whi...

Narrative:

In a holding pattern for over 30 minutes the number 1 flight attendant called the captain asking if we could prepare for landing but he said no! The back of the aircraft was already experiencing significant turbulence; but we did as we were told! Then on approach captain says prepare; then we were at a loss; because we found it difficult to stand easily. During this time we made a very fast pass through the cabin; being tossed around into seats; coming off the ground; as we made this preparation; then we hit wind shear; which caused the aircraft tail to experience many changes in attitude! During this time I strained my back! At this time I am experiencing moderate pain; and it hurts to sit! After landing I had to leave my jumpseat and door to attend to many passengers who were sick and vomiting. This was probably the worst turbulence I have ever experience for an extended period of time!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported the Captain failed to address their needs regarding cabin management while holding in turbulence awaiting a landing. The reporter suffered some back trauma while attempting go conduct safety checks as directed by the Captain prior to landing.

Narrative: In a holding pattern for over 30 minutes the number 1 Flight Attendant called the Captain asking if we could prepare for landing but he said no! The back of the aircraft was already experiencing significant turbulence; but we did as we were told! Then on approach Captain says prepare; then we were at a loss; because we found it difficult to stand easily. During this time we made a very fast pass through the cabin; being tossed around into seats; coming off the ground; as we made this preparation; then we hit wind shear; which caused the aircraft tail to experience many changes in attitude! During this time I strained my back! At this time I am experiencing moderate pain; and it hurts to sit! After landing I had to leave my jumpseat and door to attend to many passengers who were sick and vomiting. This was probably the worst turbulence I have ever experience for an extended period of time!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	945366
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

A flight attendant reported the captain failed to address their needs regarding cabin management while holding in turbulence awaiting a landing. The reporter suffered some back trauma while attempting go conduct safety checks as directed by the captain prior to landing.