What happened
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Narrative: at approximately 15 miles on approach to runway 27L at o'Hare international airport, eagle flt. 6006 flew through the wake turbulence of another aircraft. All passengers and crew members had their seat belts fastened except for the flight attendant (fa). The fa was thrown against a bulk head by the turbulence. Although the fa was not thrown off her feet, she did severely bruise her right leg in the impact with the bulk head. The severity of the bruise impaired her mobility to the point where she could not perform her inflight duties. She was able to get to the interphone and notify the flight crew of her problem. The captain requested vectors off the final approach course while the first officer (fo) went to the cabin compartment to investigate. By the time the fo reached the fa she had been assisted by a dead heading crew member from aala. The fo returned to the cockpit and an uneventful landing was made. There was no aircraft damage and no other injuries. The aircraft was met by an ambulance which transported the fa to a local hospital. She was examined by medical personnel and released with bruises on her leg. Radar plots from ATC indicate that the most likely source of the wake turbulence was a DC-10 that descended throught eagle flights altitude. The DC-10 was more than 5 miles in front of eagle 6006.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27L AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAGLE FLT. 6006 FLEW THROUGH THE WAKE TURBULENCE OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS FASTENED EXCEPT FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (FA). THE FA WAS THROWN AGAINST A BULK HEAD BY THE TURBULENCE. ALTHOUGH THE FA WAS NOT THROWN OFF HER FEET, SHE DID SEVERELY BRUISE HER RIGHT LEG IN THE IMPACT WITH THE BULK HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE BRUISE IMPAIRED HER MOBILITY TO THE POINT WHERE SHE COULD NOT PERFORM HER INFLIGHT DUTIES. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE INTERPHONE AND NOTIFY THE FLIGHT CREW OF HER PROBLEM. THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED VECTORS OFF THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE WHILE THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) WENT TO THE CABIN COMPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE. BY THE TIME THE FO REACHED THE FA SHE HAD BEEN ASSISTED BY A DEAD HEADING CREW MEMBER FROM AALA. THE FO RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO OTHER INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY AN AMBULANCE WHICH TRANSPORTED THE FA TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. SHE WAS EXAMINED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND RELEASED WITH BRUISES ON HER LEG.RADAR PLOTS FROM ATC INDICATE THAT THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF THE WAKE TURBULENCE WAS A DC-10 THAT DESCENDED THROUGHT EAGLE FLIGHTS ALTITUDE. THE DC-10 WAS MORE THAN 5 MILES IN FRONT OF EAGLE 6006.
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