What happened
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The aircraft was descending from 8,000 to 3,000 feet on approach to Punta Cana international airport (mdpc) when it encountered unexpected, brief moderate turbulence. An inflight crewmember, who was out of the jumpseat preparing for final cabin compliance checks, fell backwards due to the turbulence and struck their tailbone on a metal part of the cabin jumpseat. The injured crewmember later reported intense pain in the injured area. Medlink was contacted, and following their recommendation, the crewmember was taken to a local hospital for an x-ray and evaluation. It was determined that the injury resulted in a tailbone fracture. No other passengers or crewmembers were injured.
A review of the dispatch release and historical weather data showed no sigmets, pireps, or radar returns that would have helped avoid the turbulence encounter.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FROM 8,000 TO 3,000 FEET ON APPROACH TO PUNTA CANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDPC) WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED, BRIEF MODERATE TURBULENCE. AN INFLIGHT CREWMEMBER, WHO WAS OUT OF THE JUMPSEAT PREPARING FOR FINAL CABIN COMPLIANCE CHECKS, FELL BACKWARDS DUE TO THE TURBULENCE AND STRUCK THEIR TAILBONE ON A METAL PART OF THE CABIN JUMPSEAT. THE INJURED CREWMEMBER LATER REPORTED INTENSE PAIN IN THE INJURED AREA. MEDLINK WAS CONTACTED, AND FOLLOWING THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THE CREWMEMBER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR AN X-RAY AND EVALUATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURY RESULTED IN A TAILBONE FRACTURE. NO OTHER PASSENGERS OR CREWMEMBERS WERE INJURED.
A REVIEW OF THE DISPATCH RELEASE AND HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA SHOWED NO SIGMETS, PIREPS, OR RADAR RETURNS THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED AVOID THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.
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