20080407857709A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-823 · Homestead, FL · April 7, 2008

Date
April 7, 2008 · 02:06 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N947AN
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC08CA156
Reported as
Boeing 737823
People aboard
146
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total

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What happened

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

In this inspectors opinion and after reviewing all reports, these flight attendant injuries were unavoidable due to clear air turbulence. The pilots had the proper weather briefings and followed all best safety practices by asking the flight attendants to take there seats early due to the weather in the miami area. The pilots had no "ride reports" that led them to believe they would encounter turbulence according to the crew reports. Throughout the entire event the cabin and flight deck communicated very efficiently to maintain the safety and medical care of all involved.

As the FAA filed it

IN THIS INSPECTORS OPINION AND AFTER REVIEWING ALL REPORTS, THESE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURIES WERE UNAVOIDABLE DUE TO CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. THE PILOTS HAD THE PROPER WEATHER BRIEFINGS AND FOLLOWED ALL BEST SAFETY PRACTICES BY ASKING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE THERE SEATS EARLY DUE TO THE WEATHER IN THE MIAMI AREA. THE PILOTS HAD NO "RIDE REPORTS" THAT LED THEM TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER TURBULENCE ACCORDING TO THE CREW REPORTS. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK COMMUNICATED VERY EFFICIENTLY TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND MEDICAL CARE OF ALL INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.