20021230034539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757232 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · December 30, 2002

Date: December 30, 2002 · 12:38 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N622DL
Reported as: Boeing 757232
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total428 in this make and model155 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) Descending through 25,000 ft., with seat belt light on experienced severe turbulence. Flight attendant m. mccormack-jameson was up assisting a passenger who was having difficulty fastening his seat belt. Flight attendant m. mccormack-jameson was thrown into the ceiling, and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Flight attendant m. mccormack-jameson sustained a hyper extended left knee and head contusions, there were no other injuries. Aircraft N622DL received a turbulence inspection per maintenance manual 05-51-04-2 with no damage found. The aircraft was returned to service on December 31, 2002.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DESCENDING THROUGH 25,000 FT., WITH SEAT BELT LIGHT ON EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT M. MCCORMACK-JAMESON WAS UP ASSISTING A PASSENGER WHO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY FASTENING HIS SEAT BELT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT M. MCCORMACK-JAMESON WAS THROWN INTO THE CEILING, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. FLIGHT ATTENDANT M. MCCORMACK-JAMESON SUSTAINED A HYPER EXTENDED LEFT KNEE AND HEAD CONTUSIONS, THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. AIRCRAFT N622DL RECEIVED A TURBULENCE INSPECTION PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-51-04-2 WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON DECEMBER 31, 2002.