What happened
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On October 25, 2019, at approximately 0532 mountain daylight time (MDT), an Airbus model A-320-214, serial number 4704, with registration number N213FR, operating as frontier airlines flight number 226, departed denver, co (den) to Baltimore, MD (bwi). While in minneapolis center airspace the aircraft encountered severe turbulence injuring one flight attendant (position b) when her head collided with the ceiling. The cabin was notified to remain in their seats, the flight attendant felt it was smooth enough to get back up when the aircraft exited the turbulence. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries at this time. The flight attendant was evaluated and determined to have minor injuries, no broken bones, no further medical treatment was administered.
Prior to the severe turbulence the aircraft was cleared down to FL290 due to turbulence, then FL220 when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. 180 passengers on board, 2 pilots and 4 flight attendants. The aircraft did not generate an automatic load 15 report, but the captain described it as severe.
Post flight, the flight crew documented discrepancies on maintenance logbook page LP1220861: item 1. Aircraft encountered severe turbulence @ FL 290 @ approximately mach .72. Maintenance personnel entered the corrective action as: performed excessive turbulence inspection I.a.w. amm 05-51-17. No defects found. Aircraft okay for flight. LP1220861: item 2. Aft galley overhead trip damaged. Corrective action: damage found to be cracked ceiling panel above f/a seat b/d. placed on nef 25-99-30AC, c/n 1156233. Dd 02-22-2020. Placard installed.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0532 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), AN AIRBUS MODEL A-320-214, SERIAL NUMBER 4704, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N213FR, OPERATING AS FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 226, DEPARTED DENVER, CO (DEN) TO BALTIMORE, MD (BWI). WHILE IN MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AIRSPACE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE INJURING ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (POSITION B) WHEN HER HEAD COLLIDED WITH THE CEILING. THE CABIN WAS NOTIFIED TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELT IT WAS SMOOTH ENOUGH TO GET BACK UP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES AT THIS TIME. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE MINOR INJURIES, NO BROKEN BONES, NO FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED.
PRIOR TO THE SEVERE TURBULENCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED DOWN TO FL290 DUE TO TURBULENCE, THEN FL220 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. 180 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, 2 PILOTS AND 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GENERATE AN AUTOMATIC LOAD 15 REPORT, BUT THE CAPTAIN DESCRIBED IT AS SEVERE.
POST FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW DOCUMENTED DISCREPANCIES ON MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK PAGE LP1220861: ITEM 1. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE @ FL 290 @ APPROXIMATELY MACH .72. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ENTERED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS: PERFORMED EXCESSIVE TURBULENCE INSPECTION I.A.W. AMM 05-51-17. NO DEFECTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR FLIGHT. LP1220861: ITEM 2. AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD TRIP DAMAGED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DAMAGE FOUND TO BE CRACKED CEILING PANEL ABOVE F/A SEAT B/D. PLACED ON NEF 25-99-30AC, C/N 1156233. DD 02-22-2020. PLACARD INSTALLED.
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