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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-132 · Des Plaines, IL · August 18, 2014

Date
August 18, 2014 · 20:47 local
Place
Des Plaines, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GTIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N515NK
Reported as
Airbus A319-132
Reported engine
IAE V2524-A5
People aboard
140
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spirit airlines flight #457 on 8/18/14 experienced what the captain described as "severe turbulence" 60 NM south of columbia, south carolina. The 3 flight attendants informed the captain that they had been in the cabin and were, "thrown around" but that they were good to continue the flight. Approximately 55 minutes before landing in ord the flight attendants informed the captain that they would like EMT (emergency medical technicians) to meet them at the gate to assess their condition. All 3 flight attendants were transported to the hospital and were released a few hours later with bruises and strains. There were no serious injuries and no flight attendant was admitted to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT #457 ON 8/18/14 EXPERIENCED WHAT THE CAPTAIN DESCRIBED AS "SEVERE TURBULENCE" 60 NM SOUTH OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN THE CABIN AND WERE, "THROWN AROUND" BUT THAT THEY WERE GOOD TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING IN ORD THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY WOULD LIKE EMT (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) TO MEET THEM AT THE GATE TO ASSESS THEIR CONDITION. ALL 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND WERE RELEASED A FEW HOURS LATER WITH BRUISES AND STRAINS. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND NO FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.