20160103000309A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Morrisville, NC · January 3, 2016

Date
January 3, 2016 · 11:45 local
Place
Morrisville, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N643RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA16CA041
Reported as
Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
72
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

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What happened

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

On January 3, 2016, shuttle america corporation (UHLA640I), operated an Embraer ERJ-170-100SE, N643RW, under 14 CFR part 121, as flight 3448, between palm beach, FL (pbi) and newark, NJ (ewr). At 11:45 eastern time, approximately 30 miles north of Raleigh Durham, NC (rdu), flight 3448 encountered unexpected rough air. This caused the aft beverage cart to bump into the position ?b? Flight attendant?s wrist. Flight 3448 continued to its destination with no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 3, 2016, SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION (UHLA640I), OPERATED AN EMBRAER ERJ-170-100SE, N643RW, UNDER 14 CFR PART 121, AS FLIGHT 3448, BETWEEN PALM BEACH, FL (PBI) AND NEWARK, NJ (EWR). AT 11:45 EASTERN TIME, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTH OF RALEIGH DURHAM, NC (RDU), FLIGHT 3448 ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED ROUGH AIR. THIS CAUSED THE AFT BEVERAGE CART TO BUMP INTO THE POSITION ?B? FLIGHT ATTENDANT?S WRIST. FLIGHT 3448 CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.