What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 24, 2012, at approximately 1700Z, us airways flight 1556, N162UW, an Airbus A-321, encountered severe turblence on arrival into the Philadelphia area. During the turbulence encounter, a passenger was exiting the mid-lavatory and sustained a serious injury to her pelvis. The flight crew declared a medical emergency and paramedics met the flight to assist the injured woman. On June 14, 2012, the operator informed the FAA that the passenger's injury was diagnosed as a pelvic fracture. The occurrence was upgraded to an accident on June 15, 2012.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700Z, US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1556, N162UW, AN AIRBUS A-321, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBLENCE ON ARRIVAL INTO THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. DURING THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER, A PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE MID-LAVATORY AND SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY TO HER PELVIS. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND PARAMEDICS MET THE FLIGHT TO ASSIST THE INJURED WOMAN.ON JUNE 14, 2012, THE OPERATOR INFORMED THE FAA THAT THE PASSENGER'S INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PELVIC FRACTURE. THE OCCURRENCE WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 15, 2012.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.