# Accident 20031101027999A: Boeing 737522, Denver, CO, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 13:13 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.4919° N, 105.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4919&lon=-105.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956UA-2005-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737522
- People aboard: 97
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,751 total, 1,838 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101027999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #1232 INBOUND FROM BOISE TO DENVER HAD REPORTS FROM PRIOR AIRCRAFT IN AREA OF TURBULENCE AHEAD AT OR ABOUT FL 240. CAPTAIN SHACKLETON MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT WHILE AT FL330 AND 240. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE AT 210 DURING DESCENT. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (FA) SUSTAINED INJURIES. FA ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ SUFFERED POSSIBLE BROKEN ANKLE. FA ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ REPORTED HAVING BACK AND NECK PAIN FOLLOWING THE EVENT.

## 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 DEN04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA019), Nov 1, 2003: Boeing 737-500 (N956UA), Denver, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the in-flight encounter with heavy to moderate turbulence.

## Other reports on N956UA (2)

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

- [Incident 20030128007929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128007929I), Jan 28, 2003: Boeing 737522 (N956UA), Rochester, NY. (-23) On January 28, 2003, united airlines flt. 1535, N956UA, during the initial takeoff roll, less than 20 knots of ground speed, at 40% N1, a ground vehicle…
- [Incident 19970714045209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714045209I), Jul 14, 1997: Boeing 737522 (N956UA), Ontario, CA. On July 14, 1997, at 2034 hours pacific daylight time, the flight crew on united airlines flight 2327, reported an exposure to a laser beam during an approach…

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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