# Accident 20120224012659A: Airbus Industrie A321-211, Philadelphia, PA, February 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.3000° N, 75.0550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3000&lon=-75.0550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162UW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162UW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A321-211 (registry code 3930370, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A321-211
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA12FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120224012659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA12FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA046), Feb 24, 2012: Airbus A321 (N162UW), Millville, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in injury to a passenger who was not seated when the seatbelt sign was illuminated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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