20011209038459I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Kansas City, MO · December 9, 2001

Date
December 9, 2001 · 19:14 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Aircraft
N600WN
Reported as
Boeing 7373H4
People aboard
61
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,050 total7,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 9, 2001 southwest airlines flight 2645, enroute from tulsa to Kansas City International Airport (mci), experienced unexpected moderated turbulence while climbing to their cruise altitude of FL240. Cabin attendant erika mayes was taking drink orders from the passengers when the turbulence caused her to be thrown to the floor at which time she suffered a back injury. After landing at mci Ms. Mayes was taken off the following flight due to this injury which was later diagnosed as an acute cervical strain. Incident number privacy data omitted is considered closed with the filing of this report - ref. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 2645, ENROUTE FROM TULSA TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED MODERATED TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING TO THEIR CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL240. CABIN ATTENDANT ERIKA MAYES WAS TAKING DRINK ORDERS FROM THE PASSENGERS WHEN THE TURBULENCE CAUSED HER TO BE THROWN TO THE FLOOR AT WHICH TIME SHE SUFFERED A BACK INJURY. AFTER LANDING AT MCI MS. MAYES WAS TAKEN OFF THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT DUE TO THIS INJURY WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS AN ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN. INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA ^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT - REF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^