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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-824 · Tokyo · September 6, 2015

Date
September 6, 2015 · 14:20 local
Place
Tokyo
Airport
Narita
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N33294
Reported as
Boeing 737-824
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
159
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot

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.

On descent into nrt, while on vectors, cala 196 experienced turbulence. According to a report submitted to cala by captain privacy data omitted, there were no prior indications that there would be any turbulence in the descent. He stated there were no pireps, no ATC weather advisories nor any forecast turbulence reported. Initially when the first officer called the flight attendants to check their status, he was advised they were okay but were later advised that a flight attendant was injured in the aft galley. The landing was uneventful and a medical team met the aircraft upon arrival at the gate. Flight attendant hiromi hoshino was transported to Narita red cross hospital with a possible broken hip. No customers declared any injuries according to a customer service report. All were seated with their seatbelts fastened. A report submitted by fa yasuyo lacuata stated the flight deck had turned on the seatbelt sign and the initial descent announcement was made prior to the turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

ON DESCENT INTO NRT, WHILE ON VECTORS, CALA 196 EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO A REPORT SUBMITTED TO CALA BY CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY TURBULENCE IN THE DESCENT. HE STATED THERE WERE NO PIREPS, NO ATC WEATHER ADVISORIES NOR ANY FORECAST TURBULENCE REPORTED. INITIALLY WHEN THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO CHECK THEIR STATUS, HE WAS ADVISED THEY WERE OKAY BUT WERE LATER ADVISED THAT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED IN THE AFT GALLEY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND A MEDICAL TEAM MET THE AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT HIROMI HOSHINO WAS TRANSPORTED TO NARITA RED CROSS HOSPITAL WITH A POSSIBLE BROKEN HIP. NO CUSTOMERS DECLARED ANY INJURIES ACCORDING TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPORT. ALL WERE SEATED WITH THEIR SEATBELTS FASTENED. A REPORT SUBMITTED BY FA YASUYO LACUATA STATED THE FLIGHT DECK HAD TURNED ON THE SEATBELT SIGN AND THE INITIAL DESCENT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE PRIOR TO THE TURBULENCE.