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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B-737-8 · Tampa, FL · June 10, 2022

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Date: June 10, 2022 · 14:16 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: WJ0F
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Boeing B-737-8
People aboard: 131
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

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On descent into ktpa, captain directed crew to prepare for early arrival, due to expected turbulence related to thunderstorm activity in the area. While being vectored around weather, aircraft encountered moderate turbulence, large updraft followed by solid downdraft. At the time, one of the flight attendants was not secured in their seat, and suffered a fractured ankle.

Transport Canada notified of the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON DESCENT INTO KTPA, CAPTAIN DIRECTED CREW TO PREPARE FOR EARLY ARRIVAL, DUE TO EXPECTED TURBULENCE RELATED TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND WEATHER, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE, LARGE UPDRAFT FOLLOWED BY SOLID DOWNDRAFT. AT THE TIME, ONE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WAS NOT SECURED IN THEIR SEAT, AND SUFFERED A FRACTURED ANKLE.

TRANSPORT CANADA NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT.