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FAA incident report · Airbus A319-114 · Memphis, TN · March 31, 2008

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Date
March 31, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N370NB
Reported as
Airbus A319114
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N370NBRegistered now · Airbus A319-114S/N 2087 · Built 2003Airframe modelAirbus A319-114Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) While operating msp-stl the flight deck informed the flight attendants and passengers to be seated during descent into stl due to impending turbulence. They did encounter turbulence; everyone was seated; no injuries. On flight 827, stl-mem segment the flight deck mentioned there would be some light rain in the area. On ascent the flight deck advised passengers and flight attendants to remain seated. Once at cruising altitude, the flight deck advised flight attendants it was safe for flight attendants to get up, however, passengers needed to remain seated as the seat belt sign was illuminated. The flight in general was not turbulent. On descent, the seat belt sign was illuminated, a flight attendant was in the first class cabin near seat 1 when a jolt occurred. The jolt was severe enough to knock her to the floor. She hit her knee and held onto the seat bracket for support as they went through the turbulent area. The other flight attendant was near the 1L jumpset when the jolt hit. The other flight attendant assisted the flight attendant that was knocked to her knees. She sustained bruising on her knee. There was no indication from the flight deck crew to sit down due to impending turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE OPERATING MSP-STL THE FLIGHT DECK INFORMED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PASSENGERS TO BE SEATED DURING DESCENT INTO STL DUE TO IMPENDING TURBULENCE. THEY DID ENCOUNTER TURBULENCE; EVERYONE WAS SEATED; NO INJURIES. ON FLIGHT 827, STL-MEM SEGMENT THE FLIGHT DECK MENTIONED THERE WOULD BE SOME LIGHT RAIN IN THE AREA. ON ASCENT THE FLIGHT DECK ADVISED PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO REMAIN SEATED. ONCE AT CRUISING ALTITUDE, THE FLIGHT DECK ADVISED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IT WAS SAFE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO GET UP, HOWEVER, PASSENGERS NEEDED TO REMAIN SEATED AS THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT IN GENERAL WAS NOT TURBULENT. ON DESCENT, THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN NEAR SEAT 1 WHEN A JOLT OCCURRED. THE JOLT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO KNOCK HER TO THE FLOOR. SHE HIT HER KNEE AND HELD ONTO THE SEAT BRACKET FOR SUPPORT AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE TURBULENT AREA. THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NEAR THE 1L JUMPSET WHEN THE JOLT HIT. THE OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASSISTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT WAS KNOCKED TO HER KNEES. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISING ON HER KNEE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE FLIGHT DECK CREW TO SIT DOWN DUE TO IMPENDING TURBULENCE.