What happened
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CPZ5763 was enroute from ksna to ksea at FL340.
CPZ6058 (company traffic) was enroute from ksea to klax at FL350.
Traffic was called for each aircraft more than 20 miles away.
At 2032Z, as the aircraft were passing abeam each other, CPZ5763 reported severe turbulence and that they were responding to a TCAS ra.
CPZ5763 descended 300 feet for the ra.
CPZ6058 also reported turbulence on the verge of the severe but no TCAS ra.
CPZ5763 reported at least two flight attendants were injured and possible damage to the aircraft as a result of the turbulence.
They diverted to krno with 127 sob and 74 minutes of fuel remaining, and landed at 2100Z.
Airplane landed without incident, medical team met the aircraft at gate B8 and treated the injured passengers and crew.
3 Flight attendants and 4 passengers were injured during the incident resulting in an accident classification (broken bones) three went to the hospital (one crew and two passengers).
3 Passengers refused medical treatment.
Emergency egress deplaning was not conducted.
Additional information will be provided in the event the NTSB review of the FDR and CVR provide more details to the event.
As the FAA filed it
CPZ5763 WAS ENROUTE FROM KSNA TO KSEA AT FL340.
CPZ6058 (COMPANY TRAFFIC) WAS ENROUTE FROM KSEA TO KLAX AT FL350.
TRAFFIC WAS CALLED FOR EACH AIRCRAFT MORE THAN 20 MILES AWAY.
AT 2032Z, AS THE AIRCRAFT WERE PASSING ABEAM EACH OTHER, CPZ5763 REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND THAT THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A TCAS RA.
CPZ5763 DESCENDED 300 FEET FOR THE RA.
CPZ6058 ALSO REPORTED TURBULENCE ON THE VERGE OF THE SEVERE BUT NO TCAS RA.
CPZ5763 REPORTED AT LEAST TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE TURBULENCE.
THEY DIVERTED TO KRNO WITH 127 SOB AND 74 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING, AND LANDED AT 2100Z.
AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, MEDICAL TEAM MET THE AIRCRAFT AT GATE B8 AND TREATED THE INJURED PASSENGERS AND CREW.
3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 4 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION (BROKEN BONES) THREE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL (ONE CREW AND TWO PASSENGERS).
3 PASSENGERS REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMERGENCY EGRESS DEPLANING WAS NOT CONDUCTED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE EVENT THE NTSB REVIEW OF THE FDR AND CVR PROVIDE MORE DETAILS TO THE EVENT.
NTSB investigation
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