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FAA accident report · Boeing 737-924 · August 17, 2016

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Date
August 17, 2016 · 17:26 local
Airport
Cwk
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N37408
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA16CA214
Reported as
Boeing 737-924
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
142
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
N37408Registered now · Boeing 737-924S/N 30125 · Built 2001Airframe modelBoeing 737-924Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

45 Minutes prior to landing the PIC directed the cabin crew call to ?clean up and sit down? Due to anticipated turbulence and made a pa announcement for the initial descent into iah. About 15 minutes after this call the aircraft hit moderate turbulence. A cabin crewmember in the aft galley suffered a broken right ankle.

The injured cabin crewmember was in the aft galley cleaning up a spill in preparation to take her jumpseat. As she was moving towards her jumpseat the turbulence occurred. The turbulence caused her to fall backwards into the service carts where she struck her head. She also struck her foot resulting in a broken bone. She could not stand and was assisted to her jumpseat.

At the time of the incident the aircraft was in IMC deviating around weather. The aircraft came out of IMC to find a buildup in front of them that was not painted on the wx radar screen and they could not deviate around it, penetrating the buildup.

There were no reports of turbulence ahead of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

45 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING THE PIC DIRECTED THE CABIN CREW CALL TO ?CLEAN UP AND SIT DOWN? DUE TO ANTICIPATED TURBULENCE AND MADE A PA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE INITIAL DESCENT INTO IAH. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THIS CALL THE AIRCRAFT HIT MODERATE TURBULENCE. A CABIN CREWMEMBER IN THE AFT GALLEY SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT ANKLE.

THE INJURED CABIN CREWMEMBER WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY CLEANING UP A SPILL IN PREPARATION TO TAKE HER JUMPSEAT. AS SHE WAS MOVING TOWARDS HER JUMPSEAT THE TURBULENCE OCCURRED. THE TURBULENCE CAUSED HER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE SERVICE CARTS WHERE SHE STRUCK HER HEAD. SHE ALSO STRUCK HER FOOT RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE. SHE COULD NOT STAND AND WAS ASSISTED TO HER JUMPSEAT.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN IMC DEVIATING AROUND WEATHER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF IMC TO FIND A BUILDUP IN FRONT OF THEM THAT WAS NOT PAINTED ON THE WX RADAR SCREEN AND THEY COULD NOT DEVIATE AROUND IT, PENETRATING THE BUILDUP.

THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF TURBULENCE AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DCA16CA214Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaco, TXan encounter with convective turbulence.Aug 17, 2016 · No damage

Other reports on N37408 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20230614006659IHouston, TXOn June 14, 2023, flight crew member from [privacy data omitted] (mco-iah) reported a panel missing from no.2 engine after landing in iah. Maintenace personnel removed the remainder of the missing no.2 engine, left hand colwing, integrated drive generator…Jun 14, 2023 · Minor damage