FLT ATTENDANT RPT; B737-300; IAH-IND; PLANE LANDED; VIOLENT SHAKING; OVERWING CEILING PANELS FELL; NO EVAC.

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TOUCHED DOWN IN IND. THE ACFT STARTED SHAKING; PROGRESSED TO RAPIDLY VIOLENT SHAKING; ACCOMPANIED WITH LOUD NOISES OF THE SHAKING. I LEANED OVER TO LOOK INTO THE CABIN TO SEE CEILING PANELS FROM WING EXIT FORWARD FALLING DOWN OVER THE PAX. I JUMPED UP; TELLING #2 FLT ATTENDANT TO CALL THE COCKPIT TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WENT INTO THE CABIN TO CHK ON THE PAX AND MONITOR THE WING EXIT. IT WAS WHEN I REACHED THE WING EXIT THAT I HEARD MS X YELLING HER COMMANDS; THEN THE FO ANNOUNCED 'TO REMAIN SEATED.' BY THIS TIME; WE HAD COME TO A STOP. WE MADE SURE THAT THE PAX WERE OKAY. NO ONE WAS HURT. I STAYED AT THE WING EXIT TO HOLD ON TO THE PANELS THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE AISLE FLOOR. #2 FLT ATTENDANT STAYED AFT AND MS X STAYED FORWARD WHILE CONDITIONS WERE ASSESSED. FIRE TRUCKS CAME OUT; AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO GET TOWED TO THE GATE. WE REASSURED THE FEW PAX THAT APPEARED SHAKEN UP. OTHERS TOOK PICTURES AND VIDEOTAPED THE FUSELAGE. ONCE HOOKED UP TO THE TUG AFTER MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS SEATED AND SAFE FROM OTHER DEBRIS; WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE; BLOCKING IN AT APPROX XX40. PAX WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURY; WHILE OTHER PAX HELPED TO HOLD UP LOOSE PANELS THAT WERE HANGING IN THE AISLE. THIS MECHANICAL EMER WAS LISTED AS SIMPLY A MAINT; THEREFORE STEPS THAT OTHERWISE MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CHK ON THE CREW; COMFORT PAX AS THEY DEPLANED; ETC; WERE NOT TAKEN.