20051225033669I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-232 · PA · December 25, 2005

Date
December 25, 2005
Place
PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N612DL
Reported as
Boeing 757232
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Delta airlines flight 476, a Boeing B-757, was operating from katl to kphl. At approximately 30 nautical miles southwest of nottingham VOR the aircraft encountered unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence. The seatbelt signs were on and the cabin crew was four rows from the rear of the aircraft finishing a beverage and snack service. The turbulence consisted of two "jolts". The three flight attendants in the rear of the aircraft hit the ceiling. The beverage cart left the floor on both jolts, reaching arm rest height on the first jolt. Flight attendant privacy data omitted was in the rear galley and received a cut on the head when he hit the ceiling and an injured foot when the trash cart landed on it. The flight attendants confirmed that all the passengers were uninjured, attended to privacy data omitted medical needs and then informed the captain of the situation. The captain declared a medical emergency and was cleared direct to philadelphia international airport (kphl). privacy data omitted MD, a passenger on board, attended to privacy data omitted ^ enroute to kphl. At philadelphia international airport, privacy data omitted ^ was met by EMS and transported to a local hospital for further treatment . His injuries consisted of a cut on the head (no stitches required), a black and blue toe on his right foot and an injured thumb. Although he received a CT scan and x-rays, his injuries were minor and required only first aid level treatment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 476, A BOEING B-757, WAS OPERATING FROM KATL TO KPHL. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOTTINGHAM VOR THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCASTED AND UNREPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE SEATBELT SIGNS WERE ON AND THE CABIN CREW WAS FOUR ROWS FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT FINISHING A BEVERAGE AND SNACK SERVICE. THE TURBULENCE CONSISTED OF TWO "JOLTS". THE THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE CEILING. THE BEVERAGE CART LEFT THE FLOOR ON BOTH JOLTS, REACHING ARM REST HEIGHT ON THE FIRST JOLT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS IN THE REAR GALLEY AND RECEIVED A CUT ON THE HEAD WHEN HE HIT THE CEILING AND AN INJURED FOOT WHEN THE TRASH CART LANDED ON IT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED, ATTENDED TO ^PRIVACY DA^ MEDICAL NEEDS AND THEN INFORMED THE CAPTAIN OF THE SITUATION. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED DIRECT TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPHL). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MD, A PASSENGER ON BOARD, ATTENDED TO ^PRIVACY ^ ENROUTE TO KPHL. AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY ^ WAS MET BY EMS AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT . HIS INJURIES CONSISTED OF A CUT ON THE HEAD (NO STITCHES REQUIRED), A BLACK AND BLUE TOE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND AN INJURED THUMB. ALTHOUGH HE RECEIVED A CT SCAN AND X-RAYS, HIS INJURIES WERE MINOR AND REQUIRED ONLY FIRST AID LEVEL TREATMENT.