# Accident 20070223826449A: Boeing 777223, February 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2007
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9786° N, 87.9047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9786&lon=-87.9047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-223 (registry code 1385213, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777223
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,004 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223826449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 228 2-23-2007, AIR TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED NEAR JAPAN ENROUTE TO KORD. FLIGHT ATTENDANT BROKE AN ANKLE.

## 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 CHI07LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA078), Feb 23, 2007: Boeing 777 (N779AN), Chicago, IL, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.

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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