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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-224 · June 21, 2015

Date
June 21, 2015 · 15:00 local
Airport
Washington Dulles Internationa
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N34137
Reported as
Boeing 757-224
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB.211 series
People aboard
197
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2

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.

At 2016Z, the crew informed new york center contoller that an encounter of severe turbulence occurred at 2000Z. Weather data was, VMC with occasional turbulence reported in the area. Medlink was contacted and emts met the flight. One flight attendant sustained minor injuries to her head and hand. One passenger also sustained minor injuries, location of injury unknown. The flight attendant and passenger injuries did not require medical treatment and they were released at the scene. Aircraft was inspected by maintenance after landing. Maintenance log states, no damage and aircraft did not exceed any limits. Pilot later reported through asap that there was an Airbus A380 approximately 10-11 miles ahead, which they were following in the decent.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2016Z, THE CREW INFORMED NEW YORK CENTER CONTOLLER THAT AN ENCOUNTER OF SEVERE TURBULENCE OCCURRED AT 2000Z. WEATHER DATA WAS, VMC WITH OCCASIONAL TURBULENCE REPORTED IN THE AREA. MEDLINK WAS CONTACTED AND EMTS MET THE FLIGHT. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND HAND. ONE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, LOCATION OF INJURY UNKNOWN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGER INJURIES DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THEY WERE RELEASED AT THE SCENE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE LOG STATES, NO DAMAGE AND AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXCEED ANY LIMITS. PILOT LATER REPORTED THROUGH ASAP THAT THERE WAS AN AIRBUS A380 APPROXIMATELY 10-11 MILES AHEAD, WHICH THEY WERE FOLLOWING IN THE DECENT.