# Incident 20140429005209I: Boeing 757-2B7, Richmond, VA, April 29, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2014, 15:39 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936UW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936UW-2018-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-2B7 (registry code 1384964, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-2B7
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC RB.211 SERIES
- People aboard: 178
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,891 total, 4,667 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429005209I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1939 UTC, USAIRWAYS FLIGHT 815, A BOEING B-757, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF FLAT ROCK VOR (FAK). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FROM FL370 TO FL360 ENROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL) FROM CANCUN, MEXICO (CUN).

TWO CABIN CREW AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.

THE CAPTAIN HAD ILLUMINATED THE SEAT BELT SIGN AND NOTIFIED THE PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW OF POTENTIAL TURBULENCE DURING THE DESCENT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED.

PARAMEDICS MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE TO EVALUATE INJURED PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREWMEMBERS.

ACCORDING TO THE PHILADELPHIA-BASED CHIEF PILOT, FOUR CABIN CREWMEMBERS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.  TWO WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED.

ONE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AT THE TERMINAL FOR A HEAD LACERATION AND ONE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND RELEASED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND WAS PLACED BACK INTO REVENUE SERVICE ON APRIL 30, 2014.

## Other reports on N936UW (1)

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

- [Accident 20120607010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120607010549A), Jun 7, 2012: Boeing 757-2B7 (N936UW), Atlantic City, NJ, No damage. During descent into philadelphia international airport, the flight encountered moderate turbulence while descending through clouds between 10,000-12,000 feet.…

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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