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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Washington D.C., DC · August 3, 2017

Date: August 3, 2017 · 15:11 local
Place: Washington D.C., DC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N430YX
Reported as: Embraer S A ERJ170-200LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 73
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,931 total8,516 in this make and model193 in the last 90 days

N430YXRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000409 · Built 2014 Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On August 3, 2017, about 1511 eastern daylight time, (1911Z), republic airline, inc., flight 4578, an Embraer 170-200, N430YX, experienced severe turbulence during approach resulting in minor injuries to a flight attendant. The flight attendant was securing the aft galley when sudden turbulence lifted him off the floor. He hit his head and neck against the 2R door. The flight attendant was evaluated at the hospital and sustained muscle strains to his back and neck area. The fasten seatbelt sign was illuminated and the appropriate announcements were made. The captain had notified flight attendants of the potential for turbulence five minutes prior to the event. The captain indicated he did not expect the turbulence to be severe.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 3, 2017, ABOUT 1511 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, (1911Z), REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC., FLIGHT 4578, AN EMBRAER 170-200, N430YX, EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING APPROACH RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO A FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SECURING THE AFT GALLEY WHEN SUDDEN TURBULENCE LIFTED HIM OFF THE FLOOR. HE HIT HIS HEAD AND NECK AGAINST THE 2R DOOR. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS EVALUATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED MUSCLE STRAINS TO HIS BACK AND NECK AREA. THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE APPROPRIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE. THE CAPTAIN HAD NOTIFIED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TURBULENCE FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE CAPTAIN INDICATED HE DID NOT EXPECT THE TURBULENCE TO BE SEVERE.