# Accident 20201223020349A: Airbus Industrie A320-232, Houston, TX, December 23, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: George Bush International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.8165° N, 95.4428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8165&lon=-95.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N463UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 139
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA21LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201223020349A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT IN KIAH, THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE. IT CAUSED A FLIGHT ATTENDENT TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT.

## 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 DCA21LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA058), Dec 23, 2020: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (N463UA), Houston, TX, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with forecasted convective turbulence during approach.

## Other reports on N463UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20030423009699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030423009699I), Apr 23, 2003: Airbus A320232 (N463UA), Farmington, NM. (-23) The #2 engine integrated drive generator (idg) cable showed signs of arcing at the firewall. Removed and replaced the idg cable and connectors p/n…

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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