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FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · Pittsburgh, PA · December 14, 1997

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Date
December 14, 1997 · 18:15 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N553AA
People aboard
67
Fatal injuries
0
N553AARegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 53083 · Built 1991Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Narrative: interview with tom coleman privacy data omitted in-flight service supervisor revealed that flight attendants chrisley, and pincelli, were reported as injured when flight 798 descended to Pittsburgh, (pit) from charlotte, NC (clt). The two flight attendants were pushing the service cart when the aircraft unexpectedly hit a pocket of clear air turbulence. The two flight attendants reportedly made contact with the ceiling overhead. Upon arrival at pit, both flight attendants were taken to sewickley valley hospital for x-rays. No bones were broken and the injuries were reported as superficial. Both flight attendants returned to charlotte that evening on us airways flight 2210. Karen graham was the evening supervisor that attended the injured cabin crew. Interview with Pittsburgh air traffic control tower quality assurance revealed that the ATIS was as depicted in block f of this report and that there was SIGMET W13 current which called for moderate to occasional severe turbulence at FL 180-350. A review by qa of the ATC log revealed no reported abnormalities for inbound flights on the evening of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INTERVIEW WITH TOM COLEMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ IN-FLIGHT SERVICE SUPERVISOR REVEALED THAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CHRISLEY, AND PINCELLI, WERE REPORTED AS INJURED WHEN FLIGHT 798 DESCENDED TO PITTSBURGH, (PIT) FROM CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT). THE TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE PUSHING THE SERVICE CART WHEN THE AIRCRAFT UNEXPECTEDLY HIT A POCKET OF CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTEDLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE CEILING OVERHEAD. UPON ARRIVAL AT PIT, BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS. NO BONES WERE BROKEN AND THE INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS SUPERFICIAL. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RETURNED TO CHARLOTTE THAT EVENING ON US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 2210. KAREN GRAHAM WAS THE EVENING SUPERVISOR THAT ATTENDED THE INJURED CABIN CREW. INTERVIEW WITH PITTSBURGH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER QUALITY ASSURANCE REVEALED THAT THE ATIS WAS AS DEPICTED IN BLOCK F OF THIS REPORT AND THAT THERE WAS SIGMET W13 CURRENT WHICH CALLED FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE AT FL 180-350. A REVIEW BY QA OF THE ATC LOG REVEALED NO REPORTED ABNORMALITIES FOR INBOUND FLIGHTS ON THE EVENING OF THE INCIDENT.