# Accident 20160817009019A: Boeing 737-924, August 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2016, 17:26 local time
- Airport: Cwk
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 31.5514° N, 97.1558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5514&lon=-97.1558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37408, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-924 (registry code 13848A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-924) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-924
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 142
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160817009019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA16CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA214), Aug 17, 2016: Boeing 737 924 (N37408), Waco, TX, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with convective turbulence.

## Other reports on N37408 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230614006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230614006659I), Jun 14, 2023: Boeing 737-924 (N37408), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On 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…

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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