# Incident 19970112004509I: Boeing 757232, West Palm Beach, FL, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 22:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615DL-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,290 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112004509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON "SURFIN" STAR TO PBI - FLIGHT 247 HIT TURBULENCE AT 9000 FT. F/A PATRICIA DEAN IN AFT GALLEY WAS INJURED WITH HEAD WOUND. NO OTHER PERSONNEL WERE AFFECTED. CAPTAIN STATED THAT SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AT FL200. (FIRST FLIGHT ATTENDANT ROBIN JEFFREY STATED SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT.) CAPTAIN RECEIVED A "SEVERE TURBULENCE" REPORT NEAR HIS LOCATION, 5 MINUTES PRIOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE A/C HIT THE TURBULENCE FOR 20-30 SECONDS. THE DESCRIPTION BY THE CAPTAIN OF "LINE OF CLOUDS JUST OFF SHORE, WERE IN VMC INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE EVENT" SOUNDS LIKE THE TOPS OF CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF: CAPTAIN HAD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SECURE GALLEY AND TAKE SEATS PRIOR TO DESCENDING TO LOWER ALTITUDES WHERE CUMULUS CLOUDS WERE. (HE REPORTED SEEING TOPS BELOW 10,000 FT), OR IF, ATC ADVISED CAPTAIN OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WELL IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO SEAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

## Other reports on N615DL (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930526030309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526030309I), May 26, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N615DL), West Palm Beach, FL. Left hydraulic system pressure loss. Landed safely at destination. Replaced landing gear downlock hydraulic line.
- [Incident 19930308021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308021219I), Mar 8, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N615DL), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Bird strike on right engine after take off. Diverted to Santa Ana.
- [Incident 19891013056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013056029I), Oct 13, 1989: Boeing 757232 (N615DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Complete loss of hydraulic quantity from left system. Returned. Hydraulic line had a crack.
- [Incident 19870619037689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619037689I), Jun 19, 1987: Boeing 757232 (N615DL), Memphis, TN. Engine shutdown after oil pressure fluctuation. Diverted. Replaced starter drive seals.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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