# Accident 20030421008169A: Boeing 757222, Lithonia, GA, April 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2003, 16:17 local time
- Place: Lithonia, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.7439° N, 84.0425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7439&lon=-84.0425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504UA-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 184
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030421008169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE AT FL 290 OVER LITHONIA, GA. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED; ONE RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI03LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA113), Apr 21, 2003: Boeing 757-222 (N504UA), Lithonia, GA, no damage. Probable cause: The flight into adverse weather encountered by the flight crew, and the flight attendant's restraint not available when she was informed to take her seat. The convective associated turbulence was a…

## Other reports on N504UA (2)

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

- [Incident 20000914029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914029489I), Sep 14, 2000: Boeing 757222 (N504UA), Des Moines, IA. (-23)During the approach to the Des Moines airport, after the flaps and landing geat were entended, the crew observed an information light from the aircraft…
- [Incident 19960612030419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960612030419I), Jun 12, 1996: Boeing 757222 (N504UA), Portland, OR. Narrative: crew reported after t/o they heard a loud pop. At that time left engine EGT went into caution area. Pulled left engine throttle back to idle and EGT…

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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