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FAA incident report · Cvac 34030 · San Antonio, TX · September 18, 1996

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Date
September 18, 1996 · 18:10 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
DLAF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
DAIGK
Reported as
Cvac 34030
People aboard
158
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Narrative: DLH437 departed iah from runway 14 and received radar vectors south to avoid weather west of houston. Flew and climbed along gulf of Mexico coastline heading 220. Obtained amended clearance to corpus christi (crp), to three rivers (thx), to crimp intersection, to San Antonio (sat), J-131 to dfw. Flew 280 KIAS (best turbulence airspeed for the A340) throughout this flight. Attained FL280, as cleared, when west of crp. Capt. permitted a "short service" by the cabin attendants between crp and thx because the flight was smooth. Approx. 30 min. After takeoff, between crp and thx, the capt. announced on the public address system (pa) for the cabin attendants to take their seats. The flight crew obtained a clearance to fly a heading of 310 degrees to avoid weather and for approx. 5 minutes, the flight was somewhat turbulent. Then the flight was smooth again for a similar period of time with no indication on radar of turbulent conditions ahead. Suddenly there was strong turbulence at approx. 52 minutes after takeoff, approx. 30 miles north of sat, near the henly intersection. Several passengers, including 3 "lap children" (infants), were tossed about by the turbulence and slightly injured. The cabin attendants aided the injured passengers until landing at dfw. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DLH437 DEPARTED IAH FROM RUNWAY 14 AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS SOUTH TO AVOID WEATHER WEST OF HOUSTON. FLEW AND CLIMBED ALONG GULF OF MEXICO COASTLINE HEADING 220. OBTAINED AMENDED CLEARANCE TO CORPUS CHRISTI (CRP), TO THREE RIVERS (THX), TO CRIMP INTERSECTION, TO SAN ANTONIO (SAT), J-131 TO DFW. FLEW 280 KIAS (BEST TURBULENCE AIRSPEED FOR THE A340) THROUGHOUT THIS FLIGHT. ATTAINED FL280, AS CLEARED, WHEN WEST OF CRP. CAPT. PERMITTED A "SHORT SERVICE" BY THE CABIN ATTENDANTS BETWEEN CRP AND THX BECAUSE THE FLIGHT WAS SMOOTH. APPROX. 30 MIN. AFTER TAKEOFF, BETWEEN CRP AND THX, THE CAPT. ANNOUNCED ON THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM (PA) FOR THE CABIN ATTENDANTS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS. THE FLIGHT CREW OBTAINED A CLEARANCE TO FLY A HEADING OF 310 DEGREES TO AVOID WEATHER AND FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES, THE FLIGHT WAS SOMEWHAT TURBULENT. THEN THE FLIGHT WAS SMOOTH AGAIN FOR A SIMILAR PERIOD OF TIME WITH NO INDICATION ON RADAR OF TURBULENT CONDITIONS AHEAD. SUDDENLY THERE WAS STRONG TURBULENCE AT APPROX. 52 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROX. 30 MILES NORTH OF SAT, NEAR THE HENLY INTERSECTION. SEVERAL PASSENGERS, INCLUDING 3 "LAP CHILDREN" (INFANTS), WERE TOSSED ABOUT BY THE TURBULENCE AND SLIGHTLY INJURED. THE CABIN ATTENDANTS AIDED THE INJURED PASSENGERS UNTIL LANDING AT DFW. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.