# Incident 20080222839409I: Boeing 73776Q, Orlando, FL, February 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 30.8198° N, 83.2806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8198&lon=-83.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551WN-2025-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-76Q (registry code 13845AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-76q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22 series (registry code 13043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 73776Q
- People aboard: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080222839409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AT 30000' DESCENDING ON THE PICLT1 INTO MCO, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THOUGHT HE HAD A SPRAIN IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.  NO MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT UNTIL THAT WEEKEND.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT WENT TO DOCTOR AND DISCOVERED HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN.

## 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 NYC08CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA115), Feb 23, 2008: Boeing 737-700 (N551WN), Valdosta, GA, no damage. Probable cause: An unexpected encounter with turbulence, while on approach for landing.

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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