# Accident 20030722019949A: Boeing 757251, Cleveland, OH, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 18:40 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 41.0247° N, 81.7272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0247&lon=-81.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504US-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722019949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2003 NWA FLT 1142 WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL290, HIT UNEXPECTED AND UNREPORTED CODE 4 CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS. LEAD F/A REPORTED A F/A IN REAR GALLEY HAD A HEAD INJURY AND WAS BLEEDING. A DOCTOR ON BOARD SUGGESTED A/C SHOULD LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. CONTACTED DISPATCH, WHO RECOMMENDED CLE AS A DIVERT FIELD. AFTER LANDING, F/A ^PRIVACY DATA O^ HAD A CUT TO THE HEAD, WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE, ALONG WITH F/A ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, WITH A POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGER AND F/A ^PRIVACY DA^, WITH A SORE NECK. NO PAX. COMPLAINED OF ANY INJURY (SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON). COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH AND CREW COORD. TO REPLACE F/A'S AND CONTINUE TO BWI. F/A'S WERE TOLD DURING BRIEFING TO REMAIN SEATED AND WERE RELEASED AT APPROX. FL 190 WHEN CLEAR OF WEATHER. INJURIES OCCURRED IN AFT GALLEY WITH THE CARTS OUT.

## 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 NYC03CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA169), Jul 22, 2003: Boeing 757-251 (N504US), Wadsworth, OH, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence.

## Other reports on N504US (2)

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

- [Incident 19870215010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870215010389I), Feb 15, 1987: Boeing 757251 (N504US), Memphis, TN. Unable to maintain stable cabin pressure after takeoff. Returned and replaced a pressure regulator.
- [Incident 19870101004929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101004929I), Jan 1, 1987: Boeing 757251 (N504US), Omaha, NE. Diverted after smoke detector light came on in midship lavatory. Found a faulty indicator light.

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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