# Accident 20020529026529A: Boeing 757232, Atlanta, GA, May 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2002, 13:08 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6450° N, 84.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6450&lon=-84.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626DL-2019-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529026529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO DESCENT OUT OF FL 240 THE "FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN" WAS TURNED ON. SKY CONDITIONS ON THE ARRIVAL CONSISTED OF BROKEN CLOUDS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET AND WEATHER RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ENROUTE OR DESTINATION TURBULENCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 11,500 FEET OVER ROME, GEORGIA, ON DESCENT INTO ATL, THE AIRCRAFT PENETRATED THE RIGHT MOST THIRD OF A MEDIUM SIZE CUMULUS CLOUD (EST. TOPS 13,000) AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO WAS IN THE CABIN COMPLETING PRE-LANDING SAFETY DUTIES BROKE HER ANKLE.

## 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 ATL02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA111), May 29, 2002: Boeing 757-200 (N626DL), Atlanta, GA, no damage. Probable cause: In-flight encounter with turbulence during descent, that resulted in an serious injury to the flight attendant.

## Other reports on N626DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900809043189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809043189I), Aug 9, 1990: Boeing 757232 (N626DL), Ft Lauderdale, FL. NR1 engine EGT exceeding limits. Found carbon in oil screen and inoperative bleed valve. Bleed ring frozen.

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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