Incident Overview
A flight departing a holding pattern southeast of Denver International Airport experienced turbulence during its descent. The pilot had announced for passengers and flight attendants to take their seats. While descending through approximately 11,000 feet mean sea level (msl), the aircraft encountered turbulence, causing a flight attendant who was stowing a beverage cart to be thrown into the air and fall, fracturing her left ankle.
Weather Conditions
Automated weather observations at Denver airport reported occasional in-cloud lightning, distant southeast; a thunderstorm moving southeast; virga distant northeast through southeast through south of the station; cumulonimbus clouds distant northeast through southeast through south, moving southeast; and rain showers in the distant southeast. An Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) taken at 2053 indicated winds from 160 degrees at 13 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; few clouds at 7,500 feet above ground level (agl); scattered clouds at 12,000 feet agl; broken clouds at 15,000 feet agl; temperature 13 degrees Celsius; dewpoint 9 degrees Celsius; altimeter setting 29.93; virga distant east and south of the station; cumulonimbus clouds distant east and south, moving southeast.
Aftermath
The injured flight attendant was attended to following the incident. The report does not specify further actions or any other injuries.