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FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Winchester, VA · March 29, 2020

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Date
March 29, 2020 · 14:28 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Dulles, Va
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N736YX
Reported as
Embraer ERJ-170-200LR
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
N736YXRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000541 · Built 2016Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LREngine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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At approximately 1925Z, RPA3551, mci-iad, encountered moderate and severe turbulence during descent approximately 50NM northwest of the dulles international airport, VA. The captain could see a culmulus cloud deck below the aircraft on their descent path. Although no other aircraft were reporting turbulence and none was forecast, he called the flight attendants and told them to clean up and take their seats in anticipation of potential turbulence ahead.

As the aircraft entered the clouds at 12,000 feet, the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence. They encountered momentary severe turbulence as they exited the cloud base at 8,000 feet. Both the a and b flight attendants were not yet seated prior to the turbulence encounter. They received minor injuries during the event including bruises to the neck and back. There were no passenger injuries.

The captain declared an emergency and received priority handling to the airport. They landed without incident and paramedics met the aircraft at the gate. The flight attendants were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and released. A post flight maintenance inspection indicated that there was no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1925Z, RPA3551, MCI-IAD, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE AND SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT APPROXIMATELY 50NM NORTHWEST OF THE DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, VA. THE CAPTAIN COULD SEE A CULMULUS CLOUD DECK BELOW THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR DESCENT PATH. ALTHOUGH NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTING TURBULENCE AND NONE WAS FORECAST, HE CALLED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND TOLD THEM TO CLEAN UP AND TAKE THEIR SEATS IN ANTICIPATION OF POTENTIAL TURBULENCE AHEAD.

AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE CLOUDS AT 12,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE. THEY ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY SEVERE TURBULENCE AS THEY EXITED THE CLOUD BASE AT 8,000 FEET. BOTH THE A AND B FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE NOT YET SEATED PRIOR TO THE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. THEY RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE EVENT INCLUDING BRUISES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THERE WERE NO PASSENGER INJURIES.

THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING TO THE AIRPORT. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PARAMEDICS MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. A POST FLIGHT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.