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FAA incident report · Boeing 747* · Pacific Ocean, HI · September 11, 1998

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Date
September 11, 1998 · 04:00 local
Place
Pacific Ocean, HI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SAJF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
B164
Reported as
Boeing 747*
People aboard
417
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.

At approximately 0400, HST., china airlines B-747-400, registration B-164 enroute to honolulu, Hawaii, from haneda international airport, japan, encountered inflight turbulence at flight level 370, resulting in minor interior aircraft damage, and minor injuries to 10 passengers and 1 flight attendant. There were 402 passengers, 4 lap seated infants, and 22 crew members (428 total) aboard the aircraft. The aircraft sustianed minor interior damage limited to armrest at seats 51G, 52G, 54B, and 54C. The damage ranged from separtation of a decorative armrest cover to a separation of armrest from the seat structure. No other damage to the interior or exterior was detected. Ten passengers and one flight attendant sustianed minor injuries. Four of the injured passengers were removed from the aircraft by stretcher, and seven were able to walk off the aircraft. All 11 injured were taken by ambulance to the queens medical center for observation/treatment. We were informed by china airlines representative who accompanied the injured to the hospital that all 11 were to be released from the hospital on this date.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0400, HST., CHINA AIRLINES B-747-400, REGISTRATION B-164 ENROUTE TO HONOLULU, HAWAII, FROM HANEDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAPAN, ENCOUNTERED INFLIGHT TURBULENCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370, RESULTING IN MINOR INTERIOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, AND MINOR INJURIES TO 10 PASSENGERS AND 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THERE WERE 402 PASSENGERS, 4 LAP SEATED INFANTS, AND 22 CREW MEMBERS (428 TOTAL) ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTIANED MINOR INTERIOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO ARMREST AT SEATS 51G, 52G, 54B, AND 54C. THE DAMAGE RANGED FROM SEPARTATION OF A DECORATIVE ARMREST COVER TO A SEPARATION OF ARMREST FROM THE SEAT STRUCTURE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR WAS DETECTED. TEN PASSENGERS AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTIANED MINOR INJURIES. FOUR OF THE INJURED PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY STRETCHER, AND SEVEN WERE ABLE TO WALK OFF THE AIRCRAFT. ALL 11 INJURED WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER FOR OBSERVATION/TREATMENT. WE WERE INFORMED BY CHINA AIRLINES REPRESENTATIVE WHO ACCOMPANIED THE INJURED TO THE HOSPITAL THAT ALL 11 WERE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THIS DATE.