# Accident 20130219002779A: Boeing 747-422, February 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2013, 22:30 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 20.2281° N, 139.2030° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.2281&lon=-139.2030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174UA-2018-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-422 (registry code 1384935, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-422
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 221
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130219002779A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS FROM SYDNEY TO SFO. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT MODERATE TURBULENCE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.  A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ON SCHEDULED BREAK IN THE CREW REST AREA.  DURING A PERIOD OF SMOOTH AIR SHE LEFT THE BUNK TO USE THE LAVATORY.  WHILE SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE CREW REST COMPARTMENT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN TURBULENCE AND SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR.  SHE LANDED ON HER ARM AND INJURED HER WRIST.  SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON BOARD FROM A PHYSICIAN, AND OCCUPIED A PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.  UPON LANDING SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED HER WRIST WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

## 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 WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131), Feb 19, 2013: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), Pacific Ocean, A1, no damage. Probable cause: The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication…

## Other reports on N174UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980107004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107004319I), Jan 7, 1998: Boeing 747422 (N174UA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: at approximately 10:40 am on January 7, 1998, aircraft N174UA (8674) was being taxied from hangar #19 to terminal #7. The taxi technicians did not…
- [Incident 19900827040239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827040239I), Aug 27, 1990: Boeing 747422 (N174UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Landed with nose and both body gears retracted. Passengers evacuated on runway.

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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