What happened
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(-23) On March 28, 2009 delta flight 1966 departed el paso, TX for Atlanta, GA. As the flight started its descent on the honie arrival the crew observed rain showers on the radar. Captain privacy data omitted and first officer privacy data omitted discussed the safest course of action was to continue straight ahead. The seat belt sign was on and the captain made an announcement for passengers and flight attendants to be seated and fasten their seatbelts. The three flight attenants discontinued their service, made a pa for all passengers to remain seated and headed for their jump seats. The flight attendant in the forward cabin seat down and strapped in. One of the flight attendants in the aft cabin sat down on the aft jump seat. As the other flight attendant(privacy data omitted) began to sit down on the aft jump seat, the aircraft entered severe turbulence. As a result privacy data omitted hit the ceiling with the back of her head and landed on her elbows. She was helped onto the jump seat and strapped in. There was a page for medical assistance and two ladies came to assist. The captain notified ATC of the turbulence and that medical assistance would be required. Paramedics met the flight and privacy data omitted was taken by ambulance to south fulton hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2009 DELTA FLIGHT 1966 DEPARTED EL PASO, TX FOR ATLANTA, GA. AS THE FLIGHT STARTED ITS DESCENT ON THE HONIE ARRIVAL THE CREW OBSERVED RAIN SHOWERS ON THE RADAR. CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FIRST OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISCUSSED THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AND THE CAPTAIN MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE SEATED AND FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS. THE THREE FLIGHT ATTENANTS DISCONTINUED THEIR SERVICE, MADE A PA FOR ALL PASSENGERS TO REMAIN SEATED AND HEADED FOR THEIR JUMP SEATS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE FORWARD CABIN SEAT DOWN AND STRAPPED IN. ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT CABIN SAT DOWN ON THE AFT JUMP SEAT. AS THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT(^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) BEGAN TO SIT DOWN ON THE AFT JUMP SEAT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. AS A RESULT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT THE CEILING WITH THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND LANDED ON HER ELBOWS. SHE WAS HELPED ONTO THE JUMP SEAT AND STRAPPED IN. THERE WAS A PAGE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND TWO LADIES CAME TO ASSIST. THE CAPTAIN NOTIFIED ATC OF THE TURBULENCE AND THAT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLIGHT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO SOUTH FULTON HOSPITAL.
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