20030717021539A

Accident

FAA accident report · Boeing 777-222 · Chicago, IL · July 17, 2003

Date
July 17, 2003 · 15:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N779UA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA237
Reported as
Boeing 777222
People aboard
269
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On descent into ord, the flight encountered a brief period of moderate turbulence. A passenger who was returning to her seat suffered a badly broken ankle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DESCENT INTO ORD, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TURBULENCE. A PASSENGER WHO WAS RETURNING TO HER SEAT SUFFERED A BADLY BROKEN ANKLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.