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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A321-231 · Atlantic City, NJ · April 2, 2005

Date: April 2, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place: Atlantic City, NJ
Airport: Atlantic City International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GTIA
Aircraft: N586NK
Reported as: Airbus A321231
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,400 total188 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

N586NKRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2008 · Airbus A321-231S/N 1794 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAirbus A321-231 Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Spirit airline flight no. 262 fll to acy. An Airbus A-321-231, N586NK, experienced clear air turbulence in the descent between FL 270 and FL 220 that was light to moderate. This turbulence was reported by ATC and the captain reported it to the flight attendants. They were told to put everything away, while the flight attendants were putting everything away, the aircraft flew through what the flight attendants called bad turbulence, a dead heading flight attendant was just leaving the aft lavatory and was propelled into the air, slamming her into the other flight attendant. They were pinned against the aircraft right galley and both on the floor. They were unable to get off the floor for approximately five minutes. This was witnessed by a third flight attendant who was not injured. Both flight attendants went to mainland hospital in galloway, new jersey and were released. No broken bones. No passengers, flight crew or other flight attendants reported any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SPIRIT AIRLINE FLIGHT NO. 262 FLL TO ACY. AN AIRBUS A-321-231, N586NK, EXPERIENCED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE IN THE DESCENT BETWEEN FL 270 AND FL 220 THAT WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE. THIS TURBULENCE WAS REPORTED BY ATC AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED IT TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THEY WERE TOLD TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY, WHILE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE PUTTING EVERYTHING AWAY, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH WHAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CALLED BAD TURBULENCE, A DEAD HEADING FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS JUST LEAVING THE AFT LAVATORY AND WAS PROPELLED INTO THE AIR, SLAMMING HER INTO THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THEY WERE PINNED AGAINST THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GALLEY AND BOTH ON THE FLOOR. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET OFF THE FLOOR FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY A THIRD FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO WAS NOT INJURED. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WENT TO MAINLAND HOSPITAL IN GALLOWAY, NEW JERSEY AND WERE RELEASED. NO BROKEN BONES. NO PASSENGERS, FLIGHT CREW OR OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ANY INJURIES.