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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757225 · Atlanta, GA · August 11, 1990

Date
August 11, 1990 · 17:20 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N509EA
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Overhead compartment opened and battery pack exited hitting flight attendant on head. Returned for medical attention

As the FAA filed it

OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT OPENED AND BATTERY PACK EXITED HITTING FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON HEAD.RETURNED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION