# Accident 20001104037459A: Boeing 767332, Portland, OR, November 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5704° N, 122.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5704&lon=-122.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-332 (registry code 1385101, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767332
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104037459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM SLC TO PDX AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM FL410 TO FL310 FOR SMOOTHER AIR. DURING DESCENT, AT APPROX. FL333 AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TWO MOMENTARY MODERATE JOLTS AND THEN RETURNED TO SMOOTH AIR. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS LOCATED IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA WERE NOT SEATED AND USING SEAT BELTS.

## 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 SEA01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA014), Nov 4, 2000: Boeing 767-332ER (N173DZ), Portland, OR, no damage. Probable cause: An inflight encounter with turbulence that occurred before flight attendants could finish stowing a beverage cart and return to their seats.

## Other reports on N173DZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20010713018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713018489I), Jul 13, 2001: Boeing 767332 (N173DZ), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On July 13, 2001, delta flt 749 while at 50 miles east of okc at FL390, a flight attendant reported to the flight crew that a passenger had observed a…

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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