# Accident 20130409007429A: Boeing 757-232, Detroit, MI, April 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2013, 06:10 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Lax
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-232
- Reported engine: P & W PW2037
- People aboard: 187
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130409007429A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL INTO DTW, AIRCRAFT HIT MODERATE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.   THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE SECURING THE CABIN AND GALLEYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL INTO DTW.  THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SECURING HER GALLEY FOR LANDING.  THE  FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND SHE FLEW UP AND THEN DROPPED TO THE GALLEY FLOOR.  THE MINUTE SHE LANDED, SHE KNEW SHE BROKE SOMETHING.  SHE FELL ON HER KNEE AND HIP.  FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N651DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19930709026139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930709026139I), Jul 9, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N651DL), Washington, DC. Left engine shutdown in flight. Unable to restart. Landed safely. Found metal in tailpipe.
- [Incident 19900101002829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101002829I), Jan 1, 1990: Boeing 757232 (N651DL), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Hit seagull after takeoff. Continued to destination. Radome dented and tail skin damaged.

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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