# Accident 20030225004089A: Boeing 777223, Miami, FL, February 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2003, 16:10 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.9497° N, 81.2525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9497&lon=-81.2525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N790AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N790AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-223 (registry code 1385213, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777223
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 974 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225004089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2003, ABOUT 1610 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BOEING 777-223, N790AN, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. (FLT. AA 1614), AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED DOMESTIC FLIGHT, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHILE ON DESCENT TO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA), MIAMI, FLORIDA. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT. ACCORDING TO THE BOI RESULTS #1614/2-25-03 DFW/MIA. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOI CONCLUDED THAT THE CAPTAIN AND THE FIRST OFFICER TOOK APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT INJURY TO BOTH PASSENGERS AND CREW. THE CREW HAD EMPLOYED THE WEATHER RADAR TO AVOID ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND HAD ASKED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR LANDING MUCH EARLIER THAN NORMAL. WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING THE CREW HAD SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ENTERING A LIGHT CLOUD DECK AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED ONE UNEXPECTED JOLT OF MODERATE TURBULENCE/CHOP. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE SEVERELY AS A RESULT. THE TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WHO WERE MOST SEVERLY INJURED, WERE NOT SEATED BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL CONDUCTING COMPLIANCE CHECKS.

## 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 MIA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA067), Feb 25, 2003: Boeing 777-223 (N790AN), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.

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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