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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737800* · San Jose, CA · November 8, 2002

Date: November 8, 2002 · 21:26 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Boeing 737800*
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) Aala flight #1383 on 11/08/02 encountered unreported severe turbulence on descent through flight level 260, near merced, California, that was not indicated on radar. The aft galley flight attendant was thrown against the aft door fracturing her nose and then against an open drawer causing a laceration on her scalp. The seat belt signs were on and the flight attendants were securing the gallies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AALA FLIGHT #1383 ON 11/08/02 ENCOUNTERED UNREPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON DESCENT THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 260, NEAR MERCED, CALIFORNIA, THAT WAS NOT INDICATED ON RADAR. THE AFT GALLEY FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS THROWN AGAINST THE AFT DOOR FRACTURING HER NOSE AND THEN AGAINST AN OPEN DRAWER CAUSING A LACERATION ON HER SCALP. THE SEAT BELT SIGNS WERE ON AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE SECURING THE GALLIES.