# Accident 20030717021539A: Boeing 777222, Chicago, IL, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9797° N, 87.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9797&lon=-87.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- People aboard: 269
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717021539A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA237), Jul 17, 2003: Boeing B777-222 (N779UA), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: The turbulence encountered during the descent which seriously injured a passenger returning to her seat after the seat belt sign was activated. A factor was that it was not possible for the returning…

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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