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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A320* · Newark, NJ · June 7, 2001

Date: June 7, 2001 · 22:25 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Airbus A320*
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.

(-23) During the approach to runway 221, at Newark ual 84 encountered wake turbulance caused by the aircraft he was following. The a/c was about 10NM ahead, he then remained high on the glide slope to stay above the wake turbulance. During the first encounter with the turbulance the light attendants were standing in the aft galley, when they hit the wake of the aircraft they were following. The flight attendants were checking to ascertain that the passengers were seated with the seat belts fastened. All 4 flight attendants sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 221, AT NEWARK UAL 84 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULANCE CAUSED BY THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FOLLOWING. THE A/C WAS ABOUT 10NM AHEAD, HE THEN REMAINED HIGH ON THE GLIDE SLOPE TO STAY ABOVE THE WAKE TURBULANCE. DURING THE FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE TURBULANCE THE LIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE STANDING IN THE AFT GALLEY, WHEN THEY HIT THE WAKE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEY WERE FOLLOWING. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE CHECKING TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE PASSENGERS WERE SEATED WITH THE SEAT BELTS FASTENED. ALL 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.