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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A-340-600 · Boston, MA · October 2, 2011

Date
October 2, 2011 · 19:20 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Boston Logan International Air
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
LU7F
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Airbus A-340-600
People aboard
263
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
7
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total788 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 10/02/2011 at approximately 1920 EDT lufthansa flight #429 operating under FAR part 129, diverted to Boston, MA (bos) after experiencing turbulence at FL350. The flight had 245 passengers and 18 crewmembers aboard. There were 7 passengers reported injured with 3 of those passengers transported to the hospital. The 3 passengers were admitted to the hospital in the early morning hours of 10/03/2011 and released that morning. The captain reported that the crew experienced two consecutive strong bumps lasting 8-10 seconds total and went up and down and up and down again. No aircraft damage was reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/02/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 EDT LUFTHANSA FLIGHT #429 OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 129, DIVERTED TO BOSTON, MA (BOS) AFTER EXPERIENCING TURBULENCE AT FL350. THE FLIGHT HAD 245 PASSENGERS AND 18 CREWMEMBERS ABOARD. THERE WERE 7 PASSENGERS REPORTED INJURED WITH 3 OF THOSE PASSENGERS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE 3 PASSENGERS WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 10/03/2011 AND RELEASED THAT MORNING. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE CREW EXPERIENCED TWO CONSECUTIVE STRONG BUMPS LASTING 8-10 SECONDS TOTAL AND WENT UP AND DOWN AND UP AND DOWN AGAIN. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.