What happened
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(-23) On August 15, 2006 at 0053 UTC, American airlines MD-83 N434AA, flight 1124 enroute from chicago, IL (kord) to new orleans, la (kmsy) encountered reportedly severe turbulence near the farmington VORTAC (fam) at FL320. The aircraft diverted to st. Louis, MO (kstl). The aircraft received minor damage from a beverage cart impacting the cabin ceiling. Two flight attendants and two passengers received minor injuries. The passengers were treated by paramedics at kstl and released. The flight attendants were treated at a local hospital and released. The most serious injury was a chipped tooth on one of the flight attendants. The ceiling panel was repaired with epoxy. A structural inspection was accomplished iaw gmm with no findings. The NTSB was contacted and they declined involvement. This investigation closed as of 08-16-2006.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2006 AT 0053 UTC, AMERICAN AIRLINES MD-83 N434AA, FLIGHT 1124 ENROUTE FROM CHICAGO, IL (KORD) TO NEW ORLEANS, LA (KMSY) ENCOUNTERED REPORTEDLY SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE FARMINGTON VORTAC (FAM) AT FL320. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ST. LOUIS, MO (KSTL). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM A BEVERAGE CART IMPACTING THE CABIN CEILING. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED BY PARAMEDICS AT KSTL AND RELEASED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. THE MOST SERIOUS INJURY WAS A CHIPPED TOOTH ON ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE CEILING PANEL WAS REPAIRED WITH EPOXY. A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW GMM WITH NO FINDINGS. THE NTSB WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DECLINED INVOLVEMENT. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED AS OF 08-16-2006.
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