# Accident 20151107018829A: Boeing 787-9, Houston, TX, November 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2015, 04:58 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Bush International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7603° N, 95.3697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7603&lon=-95.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27958, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27958) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 787-9 (registry code 1385609, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-787-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GENX-1B74/75/ series (registry code 30222, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-1b74-75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 787-9
- People aboard: 220
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151107018829A

## Narrative

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

ON NOV 7, 2015, UAL 128 ENCOUNTERED A SHORT DURATION (1-2 SEC) OF SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 11,000 FEET WHILE DESCENDING EAST OF BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NO TURBULENCE HAD BEEN FORECASTED, BROADCASTED, NOR WAS THERE ANY RADAR EVIDENCE. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT GALLEY BROKE HER ANKLE DUE TO THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED UPON LANDING AT BUSH INTERNATIONAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA16CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA021), Nov 7, 2015: Boeing 787 (N27958), Beaumont, TX, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant.

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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