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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Kessel, WV · March 18, 2011

Date: March 18, 2011 · 21:24 local
Place: Kessel, WV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N104HQ
Reported as: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N104HQRegistered now · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000160 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

While in cruise at FL350 this part 121 passenger flight encountered momentary severe turbulence during which time one flight attendant suffered a sprained wrist. The flight attendant advised the flight crew that she was able to complete her primary (safety) duties. After contacting medlink, the crew opted to continue their flight approximaely 400 miles to cyul where the flight attendant was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL350 THIS PART 121 PASSENGER FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING WHICH TIME ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST.THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE HER PRIMARY (SAFETY) DUTIES.AFTER CONTACTING MEDLINK, THE CREW OPTED TO CONTINUE THEIR FLIGHT APPROXIMAELY 400 MILES TO CYUL WHERE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS REPLACED.