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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus 330-243 · Orlando, FL · June 16, 2023

Date
June 16, 2023 · 18:18 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
2ZLF
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
PR-AIW
Reported as
Airbus 330-243
People aboard
254
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,787 total4,725 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the descent phase for landing in Orlando, passing 14.000FT, the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence, causing minor injuries in 3 flight attendants. No customers were injured. The captain declared a medical emergency and proceeded to land, which was uneventful.

During the descent, the seat belts signs were “on”, the crew were informed by the captain about the forecast of turbulence during the descent, but 3 flight attendants were still standing at the time of the turbulence.

The 3 flight attendants, who were injured, were clinically evaluated in the united states, returned to brazil on JUN/19/23 and 2 flight attendants got medical release by privacy data omitted medical department and 1 of them is still under medical cares, with medical release expected to June/28/23.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE DESCENT PHASE FOR LANDING IN ORLANDO, PASSING 14.000FT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES IN 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. NO CUSTOMERS WERE INJURED. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO LAND, WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL.

DURING THE DESCENT, THE SEAT BELTS SIGNS WERE “ON”, THE CREW WERE INFORMED BY THE CAPTAIN ABOUT THE FORECAST OF TURBULENCE DURING THE DESCENT, BUT 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE STILL STANDING AT THE TIME OF THE TURBULENCE.

THE 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, WHO WERE INJURED, WERE CLINICALLY EVALUATED IN THE UNITED STATES, RETURNED TO BRAZIL ON JUN/19/23 AND 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS GOT MEDICAL RELEASE BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND 1 OF THEM IS STILL UNDER MEDICAL CARES, WITH MEDICAL RELEASE EXPECTED TO JUNE/28/23.