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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Los Angeles, CA · September 29, 2010

Date
September 29, 2010 · 07:15 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N257WN
Reported as
Boeing 737-7H4
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-7B24
People aboard
45
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft entered unpredicted turbulence during descent for landing lax. An A320 Airbus did cross below and at an angle to the southwest aircraft's flight path. It is unknown whether this was the cause of the turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENTERED UNPREDICTED TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING LAX. AN A320 AIRBUS DID CROSS BELOW AND AT AN ANGLE TO THE SOUTHWEST AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TURBULENCE.