What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The #1 flight attendant suffered a fractured ankle when she got up from a passenger seat to answer the interphone during moderate turbulence. The captain reported they encountered moderate turbulence while deviating around a small cell. The seat belt sign was turned on at the time of the encounter. Two sigmets were in effect at the time which had outlooks covering the area of the encounter. Both of the outlooks were calling for diminishing thunderstorm activity in the area. (-23) aala #1275 was at FL250, 20 miles east of Ft. Wayne (ftw) deviating around small cells when moderate turb. Was encountered. Captain ordered the f/a's to take their jump seats. F/a #1 was doing last minute safety check when she fell and broke her ankle. She received medical attention at ord.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE WHEN SHE GOT UP FROM A PASSENGER SEAT TO ANSWER THE INTERPHONE DURING MODERATE TURBULENCE. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THEY ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DEVIATING AROUND A SMALL CELL. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE ENCOUNTER. TWO SIGMETS WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME WHICH HAD OUTLOOKS COVERING THE AREA OF THE ENCOUNTER. BOTH OF THE OUTLOOKS WERE CALLING FOR DIMINISHING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. (-23) AALA #1275 WAS AT FL250, 20 MILES EAST OF FT. WAYNE (FTW) DEVIATING AROUND SMALL CELLS WHEN MODERATE TURB. WAS ENCOUNTERED. CAPTAIN ORDERED THE F/A'S TO TAKE THEIR JUMP SEATS. F/A #1 WAS DOING LAST MINUTE SAFETY CHECK WHEN SHE FELL AND BROKE HER ANKLE. SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT ORD.
NTSB investigation
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