# Accident 20000822043129A: Boeing 777223, Chicago, IL, August 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2000, 14:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 43.4594° N, 89.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4594&lon=-89.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N785AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-223 (registry code 1385213, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777223
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 209 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000822043129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AMERICAN AIRLINES FLT. 154 FROM NARITA, JAPAN (NRT) HIT UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE IN DESCENDING FROM FL 260 TO FL 240. OVER SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN, FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^               WAS INJURED WITH A BROKEN FOOT. A/C LANDED AT ORD AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA268), Aug 22, 2000: Boeing 777-223 (N785AN), Baraboo, WI, no damage. Probable cause: the unexpected turbulence encountered by the airplane.

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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