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FAA incident report · Airbus A319-114 · October 27, 2003

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

Date
October 27, 2003
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N301NB
Reported as
Airbus A319114
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N301NBRegistered now · Airbus Industrie A319-114S/N 1058 · Built 1999Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A319-114Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) Severe clear air turbulence at FL 210 to FL 240 (code 6). Code 0 turbulence to code 6 occurred immediately. This was the first aircraft through the area in the morning. No aircraft malfunctions. Three flight attendants were injured. Code 3 turbulence was forecasted from FL 290 through FL 330. Flight attendants were briefed to remain seated at take-off brief. When sterile flight deck ended and the green light came on, the flight attendants left their jumpseats. The aircraft hit clear air turbulence and injured all three flight attendants.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AT FL 210 TO FL 240 (CODE 6). CODE 0 TURBULENCE TO CODE 6 OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS THE FIRST AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AREA IN THE MORNING. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS. THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. CODE 3 TURBULENCE WAS FORECASTED FROM FL 290 THROUGH FL 330. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED TO REMAIN SEATED AT TAKE-OFF BRIEF. WHEN STERILE FLIGHT DECK ENDED AND THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS LEFT THEIR JUMPSEATS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND INJURED ALL THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.