What happened
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Description on incident: on July 21, 2024 privacy data omitted, a de havilland Canada dash 8, was inbound to Newark Liberty airport (ewr), when the aircrafts TCAS system issued a resolution advisory (re). The pilot maneuvered the airplane in response to the ra. As a result of the maneuver, the flight attendant was injured.
Causal and contributing factors: the follow is an excerpt from privacy data omittedinternal incident report.
“Approaching ewr on radar vectors, the crew was cleared for descent from 6000 asl to 5000 asl. The controller noted traffic 12 o'clock; this was followed immediately by a TCAS advisory "traffic traffic" that appeared 0.3 NM 12 o'clock - 400 ft. ATC commanded the crew to expedite descent; 2000 ft/min was selected. The crew then received a TCAS ra "monitor vertical speed" and climb reversal demanding 4000 ft/min. The autopilot was disengaged, the target vertical speed was achieved, followed shortly thereafter by the "clear of conflict" callout. After the ra, the crew resumed 5000 ft. following the flight, the purser reported a bruise on her wrist because of the maneuver.”
Analysis: the crew responded appropriately to the TCAS ra. Due to the urgency of the TCAS ra it was unfortunate, and perhaps unavoidable, that it resulted in the minor injury.
Comments: in the interest to the overall safety of the aircraft, it doesn’t appear that the crew could have performed the maneuver differently to avoid the injury of the flight attendant.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION ON INCIDENT: ON JULY 21, 2024 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DE HAVILLAND CANADA DASH 8, WAS INBOUND TO NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT (EWR), WHEN THE AIRCRAFTS TCAS SYSTEM ISSUED A RESOLUTION ADVISORY (RE). THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE IN RESPONSE TO THE RA. AS A RESULT OF THE MANEUVER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED.
CAUSAL AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE FOLLOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^INTERNAL INCIDENT REPORT.
“APPROACHING EWR ON RADAR VECTORS, THE CREW WAS CLEARED FOR DESCENT FROM 6000 ASL TO 5000 ASL. THE CONTROLLER NOTED TRAFFIC 12 O'CLOCK; THIS WAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A TCAS ADVISORY "TRAFFIC TRAFFIC" THAT APPEARED 0.3 NM 12 O'CLOCK - 400 FT. ATC COMMANDED THE CREW TO EXPEDITE DESCENT; 2000 FT/MIN WAS SELECTED. THE CREW THEN RECEIVED A TCAS RA "MONITOR VERTICAL SPEED" AND CLIMB REVERSAL DEMANDING 4000 FT/MIN. THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED, THE TARGET VERTICAL SPEED WAS ACHIEVED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE "CLEAR OF CONFLICT" CALLOUT. AFTER THE RA, THE CREW RESUMED 5000 FT. FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT, THE PURSER REPORTED A BRUISE ON HER WRIST BECAUSE OF THE MANEUVER.”
ANALYSIS: THE CREW RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY TO THE TCAS RA. DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE TCAS RA IT WAS UNFORTUNATE, AND PERHAPS UNAVOIDABLE, THAT IT RESULTED IN THE MINOR INJURY.
COMMENTS: IN THE INTEREST TO THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT DOESN’T APPEAR THAT THE CREW COULD HAVE PERFORMED THE MANEUVER DIFFERENTLY TO AVOID THE INJURY OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.